At http://www.casketsite.com/batesvilleimages/casketdimensions.gif you can see the typical dimensions for a casket. From the bottom of the casket to the top of the “box” is usually 14.5 inches. Fuddy’s casket has the side of the “box” recessed where the lid is open so that the body is more visible.
Look at the photo of Fuddy at http://www.khon2.com/news/photo-shows-fuddys-last-moments-on-molokai and ask yourself if she would only have a few protrusions sticking up when viewed from slightly above, when placed in the bottom of a box that’s 14.5 inches tall minus the thickness of the bottom of the casket and minus however much the side of the box is recessed. The net depth that is hidden by the side of the box when viewed at eye level might have been 11 inches.
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Size of torso with hands folded....
I measured myself and I am far smaller than Ms Fuddy.
From my back to my top knuckle is 11 inches deep.
There should have been WAY more visible in Ms Fuddy’s case.
