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Ordonnantie op het maaken en keuren der doodkisten, door die van ‘t schrynwerkers-gilde. Dordrecht, Pieter Braam, 1769.
Unrecorded ordinance regulating the manufacture and pricing of coffins.

It contains price lists for various types of coffins and biers, wages of carpenters for making coffins, and prices for home delivery of coffins and biers. Oak coffins, optionally blackened, decorated, and sealed, were the most expensive, while spruce coffins were the most affordable.

Fixed prices for coffins in 1769: Unrecorded ordinance

€ 550,00Price

  • [Coffins].

    Ordonnantie op het maaken en keuren der doodkisten, door die van ‘t schrynwerkers-gilde.

    Dordrecht, Pieter Braam, 1769.

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