Casket Exterior Design, Openings, Shell Design

Polished (gloss) finish

a surface made smooth and glossy usually by friction; brought to a developed, finished, or refined state; burnished.

Semi-gloss finish

a medium luster finish.

Matte or flat finish

a finish used on casket exteriors that is free of gloss, dull, lusterless surface.

Satin finish

a type of low-luster casket finish that is smooth with well defined, fine lines or striations.

Broadcloth

a twilled, napped, woolen or worsted fabric with a smooth lustrous face and dense texture; a fabric usually made of cotton, silk, or rayon woven in a plain or rib weave with a soft semi-gloss finish.

Doeskin or moleskin

a heavy durable cotton fabric with a short (1/8th 4 inch or less), thick, velvety nap on one side; woven cloth with a suede-like appearance.

Plush (high pile)

a woven cloth with a nap exceeding 1/8th inch.

Embossed

material having designs raised above the surface; frequently seen on cloth covered caskets.

Brushed finish

bare metal is scratched with an abrasive material and then finished until a smooth high gloss is obtained.

Plated finish

the finish created when base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process; often found on casket hardware; in casket construction is identified by the term “deposit,” as in “copper deposit.”

Crinkled (wrinkled) finish

an exterior casket finish in which the metal is coated with a substance that wrinkles as it dries; usually used on less expensive caskets.

Hammertone finish

a sprayed finish that has the appearance of small indentations in the metal (as if struck by a ballpeen hammer); the indentations are in the paint and appear as the paint dries.

Perfection full couch

a casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one unit and which opens as one piece.

Perfection half couch

a casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one unit with a transverse cut in the cap, forming a two-piece lid for the casket.

Single hinged panel (single hinged cap)

a casket in which the cap is in two pieces. The rim (ogee) and foot panel is one piece which is hinged to the top body molding and the head panel being the second piece which is hinged to the rim (ogee).

Slip panel (slip top, priest casket)

a casket opening style in which the cap or lid at the head end of the casket is completely removed from the casket for the purpose of viewing; the remains may be viewed from either side of the casket.

Elliptic

a casket having ends in the shape of a half circle

Octagon

a casket having eight angles or corners and therefore has eight sides or body panels.

Flaring square

a casket shell design in which the sides and ends of the casket body flare out from the bottom to the top; a casket shell design that is narrower and shorter at the bottom than at the top.

Vertical side square - State Casket

casket in which the body panels are at a 90-degree angle to the bottom and the corners form 90-degree angles.

Urnside

a casket design in which the body panels display the shape of an urn.

Hermetically sealed

airtight; impervious to external influence; completely sealed by fusion or soldering.