Coffin Plate, "Elizabeth Fitzgerald"
Date1877
DimensionsOverall: 16.8 x 12.8 cm
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ruby McGeach, London, Ontario, 1975
Object number1975.006.001
Label TextCoffin plates date back to the 17th-century at least and were typically reserved for wealthy individuals. The plates, made of metal, are inscribed with names, date of death, and sometimes messages. Elizabeth Fitzgerald was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1797. She's in the 1851 census with her husband Garrett Fitzgerald whose occupation is given as a clerk. They were in Canada West, Carleton County, Village of Richmond. According to the record of her death, she died of old age.
NamePlate, Coffin
1891
June 7, 1939
