Coffins are containers made to hold the deceased, and their forms and materials vary with practical needs, custom, and decoration. This collection includes examples ranging from a simple cardboard design to wood, wicker, and stone coffins, alongside more ornate treatments such as rose coverings or carved gargoyle details. Some depictions show a coffin open, while others present it closed or upright. A coffin-shaped couch is a more playful furniture interpretation of the familiar form, distinct from a burial container.