Plate, Coffin
- Object Name:
- Plate, Coffin
- Object ID:
- 2022.024.17
- Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- 1872
- Description:
- Coffin plate. Oval form. Silver-plated metal. Engraved "James Hildreth / Died May 29 1872 / Aged 74 yrs" with floral border and beaded edge. Small drilled hole at center of each side to affix plate to coffin.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-4.125 W-6.3 D-0.3 inches
- Provenance:
- James Hildreth (1797-1872) was one of eight children of Samuel Hildreth (1764-1840) and Zilpha Gilbert Hildreth (1771-1851). He was born on the family's Cornish farm which was established around 1793. After Samuel's death James took over the farm's management. In 1838 James had married Tamar Manchester (1806-1851) of Plainfield, and the couple had four children before her death. James then married Tamar's younger sister, Harriet B. Manchester (1818-1888) in 1850 and the couple had two additional children.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mark Tyrrell Hooper and Mira Rapp Hooper in memory of our uncle James Hildreth Tyrrell
- People:
- Hildreth, James (1797-1872)
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