Casket memorial drape and display

A display for memorializing a deceased person including a drape article incorporating a message, the drape article suitable for providing a durable keepsake after display, the display comprising:

• a burial casket or coffin;
• the drape article resting on said casket or coffin in a resting position, said article including a flexible substrate, said substrate being substantially planar and further having a presentation face and a contact face, said substrate further having a forward and rearward end disposed at opposite ends of said substrate along a longitudinal axis, whereby said article is configured to lay across said casket or coffin in the resting position, the resting position presenting said contact face to said casket or coffin, the resting position further presenting a substantial portion of said presentation face to view, the resting position further orienting said forward end to rest against a visible side of said casket or coffin, the article further incorporating a slip-resistant backing;
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• wherein a message is incorporated to said substrate toward said forward end such that said message is visible and located near the visible side of said casket or coffin when said article is in the resting position.

A memorial drape article for providing a memorial presentation on a displayed burial casket or coffin, the article further providing a durable keepsake after display, comprising:

• a flexible substrate, said substrate being substantially planar and further having a presentation face and a slip-resistant contact face, said substrate further having a forward and rearward end disposed at opposite ends of said substrate along a longitudinal axis;
• whereby said article is configured to lay across the displayed burial casket or coffin in a resting position, the resting position presenting said contact face to the casket or coffin, the resting position further presenting a substantial portion of said presentation face to view, the resting position further orienting said forward end to rest against a visible side of the casket or coffin;
• whereby said substrate has a length in the direction of said longitudinal axis to permit said forward and said rearward ends to terminate near a bottom of the casket or coffin when said article is in the resting position;
• wherein a message is incorporated to said substrate toward said forward end such that said message is visible and located near the visible side of the casket or coffin when said article is in the resting position.