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| Here lyes ye Body of Thomas Emmons who Died May 24 1731 in ye 29th Year of His Age. Alfo Here lyes ye Body of Hannah Emmons Wife to Thos. Emmons Who Died Octobr. 31 17[29 in ye 21st Year] of her Age |
Bit of a bummer for Hannah to have died before her husband only to receive second billing on their gravestone and to be only named once while her husband is named twice in full! However, fantastic handwriting and fierce winged skulls.
Love this one -- it's well-preserved with crisp details and very striking. The simplicity and scale of the design makes it stand out even as a thumbnail, and it feels somehow more modern than its neighbors. It gives me Edward Gorey vibes -- and I'm not the only one!
To
The Memory
of
JOHN HURD junr.
an officer in the late
Mafsa Line of the
Continental Army
obit 20th Augst.
1784
Ano. AEt. 24.
To this fad fhrine who ere thou are draw near
Here lies the Friend moft lov'd, the Son moft dear
Who ne'er knew Joy, but Friendfhip might divide
Or gave his Father Grief but when he died.
