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Archangels and Angels of Faith, Hope, Mercy and Religion

Elias Row, Imps of Death, Phipps Street Burial Ground, Charleston, Massachusetts

Early New England Stonecutters

Samuel Ruggles, Salem, 1692, William Mumford

Early New England Stonecutters–William Mumford

James Jerdis, Fosters of Dorchester, Winged Cherub

Early New England Stonecutters–Fosters of Dorchester

Benjamin Hills, Carver JN

Early New England Stonecutters–J.N.

Cast Iron Fence, Mausoleum, Wood & Perot Makers, Phila
New Orleans Cast Iron Mausoleums
Cast-Iron Gate, Gee's Family Lot, Rustic
Wood & Perot Cast-Iron Cemetery Fencing

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Angel Carrying Baby - Thorvaldsen Day

About the Site

December 31, 2021February 18, 2022Kim Jacobson Comment
This site is about all of the artistic and interesting finds in cemeteries. Elaborate marble sculptures, detailed cast-iron gates and fences, unusual tombstones --More
Old Live Oaks Cemetery

Cemetery Fences and Gates and Their Makers

December 28, 2021February 18, 2022Kim Jacobson 1
The best examples of charming “Lacy Iron” in the cemetery are the elaborate gates and fences surrounding family lots. The makers are readily --More
Angel

Archangels and Angels of Faith, Hope, Mercy and Religion

July 27, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
The combination of Faith, Hope, Mercy, and Religion appears in classical cemetery architecture and monument design, where they are personified as allegorical figures --More
Elias Row, Imps of Death, Phipps Street Burial Ground, Charleston, Massachusetts

Early New England Stonecutters

July 25, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
New England, and in particular the Boston area, boasted some of the finest gravestone carvers of the era and to this day. Seventeenth --More
Samuel Ruggles, Salem, 1692, William Mumford

Early New England Stonecutters–William Mumford

July 25, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
Samuel Ruggles, 1692, Roxbury, Massachusetts --More
James Jerdis, Fosters of Dorchester, Winged Cherub

Early New England Stonecutters–Fosters of Dorchester

July 23, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
James Foster and Descendants James Foster I (1651–1732), son of Captain Hopestill Foster and Mary Bates, is credited with creating many of the --More
Benjamin Hills, Carver JN

Early New England Stonecutters–J.N.

July 13, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
J.N. Possibly John Noyes, Silversmith “J.N.” was the first New England carver to use peacocks. His work utilized highly sophisticated engravings which also --More
Mary Townsend, Needham, Massachusetts, Henry Christian Geyer

Early New England Stonecutters–Henry Christian Geyer and son John Just Geyer

July 5, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
Henry Christian Geyer and son John Just Geyer Henry Christian Geyer was born in Germany 1727 and emigrated to America in the Mid-1700s. --More
Muldoon, Carver, Old Live Oak

Marble Carvers–M. Muldoon & Co.

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
Col. Michael Macdonald Muldoon (1836-1911), was the founder of “Union Marble Works, M. Muldoon & Co.,” of Louisville, Kentucky. Born in County Cavan, --More
Front Gate, Green-Wood Cemetery, New York

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
Green-Wood Cemetery is one of the most amazing cemeteries that I have ventured in to. With over a half a million graves, you --More
Burial Hill Cemetery

Top Cemeteries

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
Photos from my Top Ten Cemeteries --More
Italian Angel Green-Wood Cemetery, New York

Angel Photo Gallery

June 29, 2026July 27, 2026Kim Jacobson 1
Also see Archangels and Angels of Faith, Hope, Mercy and Religion. --More

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About Me

October 18, 2021December 31, 2021Kim Jacobson 2
About the author of this website. --More

Top Ten Cemeteries

Front Gate, Green-Wood Cemetery, New York

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026Kim Jacobson Comment
Green-Wood Cemetery is one of the most amazing cemeteries that I have ventured in to. With over a half a million graves, you --More
Burial Hill Cemetery

Top Cemeteries

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026

About the Site

Angel Carrying Baby - Thorvaldsen Day

About the Site

December 31, 2021February 18, 2022Kim Jacobson Comment
This site is about all of the artistic and interesting finds in cemeteries. Elaborate marble sculptures, detailed cast-iron gates and fences, unusual tombstones --More
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