Container for transport, laying out and the burial of a corpse

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The coffin containing the remains of Mr. Peabody on display in the chapel on board of the ship "The Monarch". Wood engraving, 1869.

A poor London street strewn with hopeless drunkards and lined with gin shops and a flourishing pawnbroker. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.

Various rites and cermonies for the burial of a pope, including the catafalque during the funeral and the funeral procession. Engraving by B Picart, 1724.

Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Etching by A. Tardieu after Guilbaut.

The exhumed corpse of the French King Henry IV standing bandaged and upright in a coffin in the vaults of the Basilica of Saint-Denis. Line engraving with etching by E. Bovinet, A. Chataigner and T.B. de Jolimont after E.H. Langlois.

The funeral ceremony of Charles Darwin at Westminster Abbey, 26 April 1882. Wood engraving.

William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, lying in state. Etching, 1778.

The funeral procession of King Philip of Valois, King of France, in 1350. Coloured lithograph, 1845.

The refurbishment (or building) of a Lock Hospital; men with various ailments are stepping out of Pandora's box; a rich, smiling, doctor drives by in a carriage. Coloured etching by T. Williamson, 1802.

A procession of publicans and a beggar following the coffin of Madam Geneva; attacking the Act preventing distillers from retailing or selling gin to unlicensed premises. Engraving, 1751.

The burial of those who drowned in a river on the Scilly Isles. Wood engraving.

A congregation of Russian mourners preparing a corpse for burial. Engraving with etching by B. Picart, 1732.

The coffin of Princess Amelia. Coloured engraving.

Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Engraving by J. Barlow.

The funeral procession of John of Lyon. Coloured lithograph.

A coffin containing a foetus

Funeral of Lord Ranelagh at Fulham Church in London in 1885. Wood engraving, ca. 1885.

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Coffins

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Images referencing Coffins

Works from the collections

The coffin of Princess Amelia. Coloured engraving.

Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Engraving by J. Barlow.

The funeral procession of John of Lyon. Coloured lithograph.

A coffin containing a foetus

Funeral of Lord Ranelagh at Fulham Church in London in 1885. Wood engraving, ca. 1885.

Coffins

Images from the collections

Images referencing Coffins

Works from the collections

The coffin of Princess Amelia. Coloured engraving.

Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Engraving by J. Barlow.

The funeral procession of John of Lyon. Coloured lithograph.

A coffin containing a foetus

Funeral of Lord Ranelagh at Fulham Church in London in 1885. Wood engraving, ca. 1885.

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