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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Story Stones: Knights of the Whip
C & O Stage, also known as California and Oregon Stage, was the largest stagecoach operation in the region until the railroad marked
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Stone Portraits
Stone portraits were popular in early New England from roughly the mid 1700’s to the mid-1800s. James Blachowicz’s meticulous study captured in his
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Parables in Bas Relief
While religious iconography is fairly common in the cemetery, tombstones with a bas relief depiction of a Bible story are somewhat unusual. The
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Shell Babies AKA “Babies on the Half-Shell”
Shell babies were popular in the early 1900s as they could easily be ordered from catalogs. They emerged in the United States as
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Victorian Rustic
Treestones were a product of the Victorian Rustic era and were popular funerary monuments from the 1880s until the early 1930s. Together with
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Cemetery Symbolism–Plants
Plants are a very common motif on tombstones throughout the world, though their meanings are not always so obvious. A small selection of
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Cemetery Fences and Gates and Their Makers
The best examples of charming “Lacy Iron” in the cemetery are the elaborate gates and fences surrounding family lots. The makers are readily
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King’s Chapel Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts
King’s Chapel Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts is Boston Proper’s oldest burial place. Founded in 1630, the cemetery contains great mortality symbolism. One of
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Old Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama
Ancient oaks draped in Spanish moss, rustic cast-iron gates and ornate, marble tombstones grace the Old Live Oak cemetery in Selma, Alabama. The
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