"The glass coffins are hermetically sealed and are moisture proof as well as vermin proof and persons buried in these receptacles may be unearthed thousands of years hence in the same identical ...

We’re sitting in the office of Trappist Caskets, just a short walk from New ... Families who lose a child this early are often steered toward receptacles that are designed more for disposal ...

but the fruit and flowers are South American, and the use of silver leaf reflects Spanish influence. “The casket exemplifies the complexity of global trade and exchange in the early modern period.