19th century enameled metal funerary heart - approx 23cm

Old heart-shaped funerary plaque, made of enameled sheet metal and dedicated to Cir, who died on November 12, 1881, in his 18th year. The date is inscribed "12 9bre 1881", an old abbreviation for November. Particularly moving, the inscription states: "Regretted by his parents, his father and mother will never be consoled," and then ends with the phrase "Pray for him." The three perforations allowed the plaque to be fixed to a tomb.

✦ Estimated period: 1881
✦ Origin: France
✦ Dimensions: approx. 23 × 22 cm
✦ Material: Enameled sheet metal
✦ Condition: Traces of use, oxidation, scratches, chips and missing enamel, particularly on the upper right edge - see photos

Rare 19th-century French funerary plaque dedicated to an adolescent, a moving testimony to popular memory and family mourning.