German: Blechschilderzyklus English translation: coffin plate, also: coffin plaque, casket plate, casket plaque 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Blechschild (Sarg) | | English translation: | coffin plate, also: coffin plaque, casket plate, casket plaque | | Entered by: | Nicole Schnell |
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Social Sciences - History | | German term or phrase: Blechschilderzyklus | Blechschilderzyklus vom Sarg des Fischers Christof Scherer
An exhibit at a local heritage museum. No further description given.
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| | Clarification request(s) and responsejccantrell: 5:21pm Aug 4, 2006: Any pictures? or a URL for the museum?
Armorel Young: 5:51pm Aug 4, 2006: I don't see any evidence for this having to do with coats of arms - after all, a Blechshild can just be a metal plate, nothing to do with shields.Because it's a Zyklus, I'd think it more likely they are engraved with some story- praps of a fishing exploit
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| | coffin plate, also: coffin plaques, casket plates, cascet plaques | Explanation:
Coffin plates often contain birth and death dates, and sometimes the place of birth or the occupation of a deceased person.
While not technically a true vital record, coffin plates can be seen as a substitute for vital records or at the least a good clue. In the case of people who died before civil registration it might be one of the few written records genealogists will find in their hunt for that brick wall ancestor!
If you want to know more about what things qualify as a true Vital Records there is a good article at the Olive Tree.
Remember when searching for Coffin Plates on the net they are sometimes referred to as Coffin Plaques, Casket plates or Casket Plaques
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Coffin plate
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Coffin plates are decorative adornments attached to a coffin that can contain various inscriptions like the name and death date of the deceased or a simple terms of endearment.
They are usually made of a soft metal like lead, pewter, silver, brass, copper or tin. Coffin plates go back as far as the 1600s 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 revolution the cost of the plates by the mid-1800s decreased so much that almost every family could afford to have one put on the coffin of their loved ones.
When coffin plates began increasing in popularity, the practice of removing the plates from the coffin before burial became the trend as the coffin plates were often removed to be kept as mementos by the loved ones of the deceased. This practice peaked in the late 1800s.
In Australia coffin name plates are legally required in most states for both burial and cremation as a means of identification of the deceased
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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-08-05 04:37:03 GMT)
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Casket, not cascet. Sorry. |
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Nicole Schnell
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| Note from asker to answererI guess I can't go far wrong with "coffin plate" as it covers the schild and sarg parts. Thanks to you both for your detailed answers.
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| found this in Grimm for what it's worth
Explanation:
"WAPPENBLECH [Lfg. 27,12], n. mit einem wappen versehenes blechschild: ein ältlicher mann ..., den sein spanisches rohr und mehr noch der lange blaue rock mit einem wappenblech auf der brust als gerichtsdiener kennzeichneten FONTANE werke I, 1, 317. "
So kind of insignias perhaps?
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-04 17:38:19 GMT)
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For Wappenschildschen in the 1900 Muret-Sanders I found "armorial bearings, escutcheon, coat of arms, blazon, ensign", so most likey some king of coat of arms or such like...
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-04 17:40:08 GMT)
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Duden = "Wappenschild, der, auch: das (Heraldik): schildförmiger, zentraler Teil eines Wappens."
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-04 17:41:05 GMT)
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"heraldric shields"?
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-08-04 18:12:29 GMT)
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collection of tin pictures/signs?
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| coffin plate, also: coffin plaques, casket plates, cascet plaques
Explanation:
Coffin plates often contain birth and death dates, and sometimes the place of birth or the occupation of a deceased person.
While not technically a true vital record, coffin plates can be seen as a substitute for vital records or at the least a good clue. In the case of people who died before civil registration it might be one of the few written records genealogists will find in their hunt for that brick wall ancestor!
If you want to know more about what things qualify as a true Vital Records there is a good article at the Olive Tree.
Remember when searching for Coffin Plates on the net they are sometimes referred to as Coffin Plaques, Casket plates or Casket Plaques
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Coffin plate
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coffin plates are decorative adornments attached to a coffin that can contain various inscriptions like the name and death date of the deceased or a simple terms of endearment.
They are usually made of a soft metal like lead, pewter, silver, brass, copper or tin. Coffin plates go back as far as the 1600s 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 revolution the cost of the plates by the mid-1800s decreased so much that almost every family could afford to have one put on the coffin of their loved ones.
When coffin plates began increasing in popularity, the practice of removing the plates from the coffin before burial became the trend as the coffin plates were often removed to be kept as mementos by the loved ones of the deceased. This practice peaked in the late 1800s.
In Australia coffin name plates are legally required in most states for both burial and cremation as a means of identification of the deceased
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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-08-05 04:37:03 GMT)
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Casket, not cascet. Sorry.
Reference: http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:TLqcC7qGfDIJ:ancestorsatr...
Reference: http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:06rslKA229sJ:en.wikipedia...
| Nicole Schnell
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| Note from asker to answerer| I guess I can't go far wrong with "coffin plate" as it covers the schild and sarg parts. Thanks to you both for your detailed answers. |
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