{"product_id":"antique-victorian-memento-mori-coffin-handle-2","title":"Antique Victorian Memento Mori Coffin Handle #2","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"1927\" data-start=\"1912\" data-section-id=\"tbtqo7\"\u003eArchive Notes\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntique 19th Century \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFuneral Hardware Feathered \u003cspan\u003ePalm Funeral Motif c.1870–1890\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis cast iron coffin handle features a beautifully detailed central emblem of crossed palm branches beneath stylized feathered fronds. Palm branches were among the most enduring symbols used in Victorian funerary art, representing victory over death, eternal life, and the promise of resurrection. The feather-like fronds echo the same heavenly imagery found throughout Victorian cemetery sculpture, memorial jewelry, and coffin furniture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3294\" data-start=\"2917\"\u003eSurviving coffin handles entered the collectors' market through undertakers, funeral home inventories, architectural salvage, or cemetery maintenance during the twentieth century. Obsolete hardware was removed from deteriorated or abandoned furnishings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"3299\" data-start=\"3296\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-end=\"3310\" data-start=\"3301\" data-section-id=\"1i7x1es\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"3884\" data-start=\"3312\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3349\" data-start=\"3312\" data-section-id=\"1phknjk\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"3325\" data-start=\"3314\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3377\" data-start=\"3350\" data-section-id=\"on1fnq\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"3361\" data-start=\"3352\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circa 1870–1890\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3409\" data-start=\"3378\" data-section-id=\"1254vdx\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"3393\" data-start=\"3380\"\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavy cast iron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3582\" data-start=\"3487\" data-section-id=\"1ov4081\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"3504\" data-start=\"3489\"\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crossed palm branches with stylized feathered fronds and Victorian scrollwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3697\" data-start=\"3654\" data-section-id=\"eyrmqa\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"3671\" data-start=\"3656\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Appx: 8 inches wide, 4.5 inches tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"3884\" data-start=\"3698\" data-section-id=\"1gtn46o\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"3714\" data-start=\"3700\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Honest antique condition with original surface wear, oxidation, and age-related rust. The handle moves freely. Please examine all photographs carefully. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DEADSKULL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46572796379333,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/4849\/0949\/files\/1E3207FB-F34F-4C3B-9CCB-4ED9BC2DA189.png?v=1784619164","url":"https:\/\/deadskull.co\/products\/antique-victorian-memento-mori-coffin-handle-2","provider":"DEADSKULL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}