Component Parts of Caskets EXAM QUESTIONS
(20 TERMS) WITH VERIFIED DEFINITIONS
UPDATED 2024
1). Shell
Ans: the component parts that compose the cap and the lid
2). Cap
Ans: The top-most part of the casket shell, including the ogee, crown, pie and header
3). Ogee
Ans: also known as the Rim, an "s" shaped molding that is a component part of the
casket cap
4). Rim
Ans: also known as the Ogee.
5). Pie
Ans: also known as the Fishtail, the wedge-shaped portion of the cap
6). Perfection full couch
Ans: casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one unit which
raises in one piece
7). Bridge
Ans: part of the lid in a half-couch casket that ends one section and begins another
8). Overlay skirt
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(20 TERMS) WITH VERIFIED DEFINITIONS
UPDATED 2024
1). Shell
Ans: the component parts that compose the cap and the lid
2). Cap
Ans: The top-most part of the casket shell, including the ogee, crown, pie and header
3). Ogee
Ans: also known as the Rim, an "s" shaped molding that is a component part of the
casket cap
4). Rim
Ans: also known as the Ogee.
5). Pie
Ans: also known as the Fishtail, the wedge-shaped portion of the cap
6). Perfection full couch
Ans: casket in which the rim (ogee), crown, and pies are formed as one unit which
raises in one piece
7). Bridge
Ans: part of the lid in a half-couch casket that ends one section and begins another
8). Overlay skirt
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