An Unusual Gravestone Found at the Woodstock Hill Burial Ground With a “Winged Soul Effigy” Placed in Each Top Corner Representing the Two Young Daughters Lost by Abel and Sabra Hofmer in the 1770s (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 30, 2017)
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Woodstock Hill Burial Ground, Woodstock, CT
Posted: May 31, 2023 in Angels, Cemeteries, Gravestones, Relief Sculpture, Soul Effigies, Stone CarvingsTags: Woodstock Hill Burial Ground, 18th Century Gravestones, Woodstock CT
Pine Grove Cemetery, Spencer, MA
Posted: May 30, 2023 in Cemeteries, Garden Gnomes, Garden Statues, Lawn Statues, StatuaryHillside Cemetery, Auburn, MA
Posted: May 28, 2023 in Angels, Birds, Butterflies, Cemeteries, Garden Statues, Gravestones, Lawn Statues, StatuaryTags: Hillside Cemetery Auburn MA
A Little Bird and a Cute Cherub With a Butterfly Share Space on Top of a Tombstone at Hillside Cemetery in Auburn, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on May 14, 2016)
North Cemetery, Sturbridge, MA
Posted: May 27, 2023 in Angels, Cemeteries, Garden Statues, Lawn Statues, StatuaryTags: North Cemetery Sturbridge MA
A Lichen-Covered Angel With Both of Her Hands Missing Discovered Next to a Grave at North Cemetery in Sturbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on May 13, 2019)
St. Anthony’s Cemetery, Webster, MA
Posted: May 25, 2023 in Angels, Cemeteries, Garden Statues, Lawn Statues, StatuaryTags: St. Anthony's Cemetery Webster MA
An Angel Dressed in a Star Spangled Gown Clutches a Folded American Flag to Her Breast at St. Anthony’s Cemetery in Webster, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 1, 2018)
Woodstock Hill Burial Ground, Woodstock, CT
Posted: May 21, 2023 in Cemeteries, Gravestones, Relief Sculpture, Skulls, Soul Effigies, Stone CarvingsTags: 18th Century Gravestones, Winged Skulls, Woodstock Hill Burial Ground
A Balloon-Shaped Skull With Wings Seen on a Gravestone From the Mid-18th Century at the Woodstock Hill Burial Ground in Woodstock, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 11, 2017)
St. Mary’s Cemetery, Putnam, CT
Posted: May 18, 2023 in Cemeteries, Fairies, Garden Statues, Lawn Statues, StatuaryTags: St. Mary's Cemetery Putnam CT
A Petite Fairy, Wearing a Bonnet and Missing Her Left Hand, Loiters in Front of a Gravestone at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Putnam, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on December 30, 2017)
North Cemetery, Sturbridge, MA
Posted: May 17, 2023 in Cemeteries, Children, Monuments, Nudes, Sculptures, Statuary, Stone Carvings
A Moss-Covered Figure of a Nude Child Clutching a Crumbling Cornucopia on Top of a Monument at North Cemetery in Sturbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 1, 2019)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Whitinsville, MA
Posted: May 14, 2023 in Angels, Cemeteries, Sculptures, Statuary, Stone CarvingsTags: Pine Grove Cemetery Whitinsville MA
A Granite Angel Kneels as She Clutches a Large Cross at Pine Grove Cemetery in Whitinsville, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on April 15, 2019)
St. Philip’s Cemetery, Grafton, MA
Posted: May 11, 2023 in Angels, Birds, Cemeteries, Garden Statues, Lawn Statues, StatuaryTags: St Philip's Cemetery Grafton MA
An Adorable Angel Holds a Plump Little Bird in His Cupped Hands as He Kneels in Front of a Gravestone at St. Philip’s Cemetery in Grafton, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 5, 2019)