Merchandising Exam 2 Flashcards
Interior styles of caskets
Shirred Crushed Tufted Tailored Semi-tailored Specialty panels
Interior style: Material is drawn or gathered in parallel strips and sewn with multiple needles.
Shirred interior
Interior style: Created by placing a lining material on a metal form, adding weights, steaming, and attaching to a suitable upholstery (backing) material.
Gives appearance of shirred interior.
Less expensive.
Crushed interior
Interior style: Created by placing padding material between lining and backing materials.
Stitches are made.
Forms small raised puffs.
Typically most expensive styles of casket interior.
Tufted interior
Interior style:Fabric tightly stretched or drawn.
Creates smooth appearance.
Tailored interior
Interior style: Combination of tailored interior with one or more other styles.
Semi-tailored interior
Custom designed and hand-crafted panels.
Inserted and replace standard head panel.
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Specialty head panel
Interior material (think of this as a sandwich)
Lining materials
Backing materials
Padding materials
Line the interior portion of the casket.
Typically designed to match interior components.
Lining materials
Types of lining materials
Crepe Satin Velvet Linen Linen weave Twill weave
a type of lining material
Thin crinkled cloth of silk, rayon, cotton, or wool. (Typically in less expensive caskets.)
Crepe
a type of lining material
Fabric woven to create a smooth lustrous face and dull back.
Satin
a type of lining material
Fabric of silk, cotton, and possibly rayon with a nap.
Typically most expensive style of casket interior.
Velvet
a type of lining material
Fabric made from flax
Noted for strength, coolness, and luster.
Linen
a type of lining material
Fabric woven to look like linen.
Less expensive than linen.
Linen weave
a type of lining material
Textile weave in which threads are crossed over one another to give an appearance of diagonal lines.
Twill weave
Add support and weight to lining materials.
Backing materials
Types of backing materials
Cardboard
Masselin
Plastic
a type of backing material
Corrugated fiberboard
Often used as lining material in the foot panel of selected caskets.
Cardboard
a type of backing material
Pressed paper in sheet form.
Masselin
a type of backing material
Synthetic or natural organic material shaped when soft and then hardened.
Also available in sheets.
Plastic
Add bulk and softness.
Padding materials
Types of padding materials
Cotton Polyethylene foam Shredded paper Spun polyester Also, Excelsior . Kapok
Wood shredded into spaghetti-like strings, also used for padding
Sometimes called wood wool
Excelsior
silky fibers around the seeds of silk
Also used for padding
Kapok
Casket exteriors
Wood
Metal
Fiberglass
Polymer
types of wood casket exteriors
Unfinished Natural finish Painted finish Laminate Cloth covered
Wood left in its natural state
Less expensive
Cremation casket
Unfinished wood
Stained
Unstained
Based on appearance, color, and purpose of the finished product.
Burial casket vs. cremation casket
Natural finish
Types of wood finishes
Polished Semi-gloss Satin Flat
Smooth and glossy Produced by polishing Creates reflective or “mirror” finish Burnished Also known as gloss finish
Polished finish (seen in mahogany caskets)
Low luster
Shiny or reflective finish
Less pronounced than polished finish
Semi-gloss finish
Semi-luster or semi-gloss finish Smooth With well-defined lines or striations “Brushed marks” Creates “textured” appearance
Satin finish
Dull lusterless surface
No shine or gloss
Also known as matte finish
Flat finish
Use of various colors of paint
Applied directly to the wood
Painted finish
Made by uniting superimposed layers of different material
Formica
Vinyl
On wood
Laminate
Various types of material
Various types of finishes
Less expensive caskets
Cloth placed on wood
Cloth covered
Cloth materials
Broadcloth
Doeskin
Plush
Twilled, napped, woolen, or worsted fabric Smooth lustrous face and dense texture Cotton, silk, or rayon Woven in plain or rib weave Soft semi-gloss finish
Broadcloth
Heavy durable cotton fabric
Short (1/8 inch or less) thick, velvety nap on one side
Suede-like appearance
Also known as moleskin
Doeskin
Woven cloth
Nap exceeding 1/8 inch
Also known as high pile
Plush
Types of cloth finish
Smooth
No distinct pattern or raised surface
Embossed Raised design above the surface.
Metal finishes
Brushed
Plated
Sprayed
Bare metal scratched with an abrasive material
Finished until a smooth high gloss is obtained.
Creates “textured” appearance.
Brushed finish
Base metal coated by another metal.
Through electrolytic process
Identified by word “deposit”
“Copper deposit”
Plated finish
Polished finish Crinkled finish Hammertone finish Flat finish
Sprayed finish
Defined previously
Same as wood casket finish
Flat finish
Material consisting of extremely fine filaments of glass embedded in various resins.
Fiberglass