Daniel Webster buried in metallic coffin 1852
Posted by Cunningb2 | Posted in Congressional burials , Fisk's Caskets , Mummy | Posted on September 07, 2020
Daniel Webster was one of the famous people to endorse Fisk coffins and he was buried in one in Massachusetts in 1852. My guess would be Mister Fisk sent one to Boston and that a local undertaker handled the funeral. This article describes (in detail) how the body looked after being in a sealed metal coffin.
The Fisk company had burned in 1850 and RD Fisk died in 1852 so its unclear how the Fisk casket was obtained in Boston.
Gleason's Pictorial magazine of November 13 and 20, 1852 featuring images of Daniel Webster's Funeral "THE REMAINS OF MR. WEBSTER IN HIS LIBRARY, AT MARSHFIELD, MASS." and "THE METALLIC CASE" (You can see the metallic coffin on the caisson )
