VINTAGE 1862 VICTORIAN FUNERAL CASKET COFFIN PLAQUE PLATE (HANNAH MILLIKEN)

Vintage, Victorian, silver plated?, casket plaque for the passing of a 70 year old woman. It reads:  “Hannah Milliken, Died, Aug 29th, 1862, Aged 70 years, 11 most., 17 dy”. It is a hand engraved. (See photos for details) I am the original owner. It has been in climate controlled storage for years. Comes from a pet and smoke free home. Size: 3” x 5.25” x .125” “From Wikipedia: Coffin plates are decorative adornments attached to a coffin that can contain various inscriptions like the name and death date of the deceased or as simple terms of endearment. They are usually made of a soft metal like lead, pewter, silver, brass, copper or tin. The different metals reflect the different functions of the plates, or the status and wealth of the deceased. For a basic funeral, a simple lead plate would be lettered with the name, date of death and often the age of the departed, and nailed to the lid of a wooden coffin. But high status people could afford a plate of a more expensive metal and elaborate design. Coffin plates go back at least as far as the 17th century and were reserved for people of wealth. Through the centuries, more people were able to afford the luxury of a coffin plate and with the industrial, by the mid-19th century, the cost of the plates decreased so much that almost every family could afford to have one put on the coffin of their loved ones."