As Opposed to the Hourglass Which Was Fairly Common, The Use of the Clock as a Motif on 18th Century New England Gravestones (Such as This One Found at the Woodstock Hill Burial Ground in Woodstock, Connecticut), Signifying Both the Passage of Time and the Fleeting Nature of Human Existence, Was Quite Rare (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 15, 2015)
Woodstock Hill Burial Ground, Woodstock, CT
Posted: January 21, 2022 in Cemeteries, Relief Sculpture, Stone CarvingsTags: 18th Century Gravestones, Cemetery Motifs, Clocks, Woodstock Hill Burial Ground
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The “lichen” at the base sure looks interesting.
I do find the lichen found at cemeteries to be quite fascinating. I remember lichen at a particular cemetery in upstate being bright red, resembling blood spattered on the white marble gravestones…
Oh my gosh! Did you get a picture of it???? I’d like to see it if you did.
Actually I did. but unfortunately I lost that photo and thousands of others when my laptop died.
Oh no. I’ve had that happen with more than a few hard drives. That’s the achilles heel of electronic devices. There needs to be a “sim card” for laptops, pc’s, etc.