WEIRD & WONDERFUL~VICTORIAN~COFFIN PLAQUE~FACES OF 2 WINGED ANGELS~HEAVY HEART~

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HERE IS A VICTORIAN PRESSED TIN COFFIN PLAQUE ADORNMENT BELIEVED TO BE FOR A CHILDS CASKET. MADE BY HICKMAN & CLIVE WHO RECEIVED AN HONORARY AWARD MEDAL AT THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851-62 FOR THEIR FUNERAL FURNISHINGS. MEASURING 5" X 3.25", SET IN A LAUREL WREATH WITH RAISED IMAGES OF TWO WINGED ANGEL FACES LOOKING DOWN UPON A HEAVY HEART FLANKED WITH FOLIAGE. ORIGINALLY ONE OF THE CONTENTS OF THE MAKERS ADVERTISING SHOP? DISPLAY. THIS UNUSUAL ITEM MAY SEEM MORBID AND A LITTLE CREEPY YET MAY APPEAL TO COLLECTORS OF WEIRD STUFF OR RELIGIOUS ITEMS. SOME RUST TO EDGES APART FROM THAT IT COMES IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE.