Early New England Stonecutters–John Stevens
John Stevens John Stevens founded his stone carving business on Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island in 1705 having previously operated in the
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Early New England Stonecutters–William Mumford
Samuel Ruggles, 1692, Roxbury, Massachusetts
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Early New England Stone Cutters–Joseph Lamson (1658-1722)
Joseph Lamson was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1658, the son of William and Sarah (Ayers) Lamson. Joseph Lamson’s early designs suggest he
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The Imps of Death
The “Imps of Death” were part of Puritan New England tombstone imagery from about 1680-1712. They were frequently accompanied with an hourglass, coffins,
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