A Chubby Cherub Cradles a Dove in His Arms While Kneeling on a Flat Granite Grave Marker at Park Lawn Cemetery in Bennington, VT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on April 17, 2018)
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Park Lawn Cemetery, Bennington, VT
Posted: November 27, 2022 in Angels, Birds, Cemeteries, Doves, Garden Statues, Lawn Statues, StatuaryTags: Park Lawn Cemetery Bennington VT
St. Mary Cemetery, Lisbon, CT
Posted: August 9, 2022 in Birds, Cemeteries, Doves, Monuments, Sculptures, Stone CarvingsTags: St. Mary Cemetery Lisbon CT
A Stylized Stone Carving of a Dove (Symbolic of Peace, Purity, and Resurrection) Found on Top of a Headstone at St. Mary Cemetery in Lisbon, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 6, 2019)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Spencer, MA
Posted: April 9, 2022 in Angels, Birds, Cemeteries, Children, Doves, Garden Statues, Lawn Statues, StatuaryTags: Pine Grove Cemetery Spencer MA
A Child-Like Angel Communes With a Dove Which Has Alighted on Her Left Arm While Holding the Holy Bible in Her right Hand at Pine Grove Cemetery in Spencer, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 29, 2019)
North Cemetery, Oxford, MA
Posted: March 13, 2022 in Angels, Birds, Cemeteries, Doves, StatuaryTags: North Cemetery Oxford MA
North Cemetery, Oxford, MA
Posted: August 19, 2021 in Birds, Cemeteries, Doves, Relief Sculpture, Stone CarvingsTags: North Cemetery Oxford MA
A Dove in Flight Carved in Relief on the White Marble Gravestone of a Young Child From the Mid-1800’s Found in North Cemetery in Oxford, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 6, 2019)
Worcester Hebrew Cemetery, Auburn, MA
Posted: April 27, 2021 in Birds, Cemeteries, Doves, Monuments, Relief Sculpture, Stone CarvingsTags: Worcester Hebrew Cemetery Auburn MA
A Rather Unusual Granite Gravestone From the 1920’s Featuring a Carving of a Dove Found at Worcester Hebrew Cemetery in Auburn, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 5, 2016)
Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester, MA
Posted: January 10, 2021 in Birds, Cemeteries, Doves, Monuments, Relief SculptureTags: Notre Dame Cemetery Worcester MA
A Golden Dove With an Olive Branch Gripped in Its Beak Spotted in Flight at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 25, 2019)
St. Anne Shrine, Sturbridge, MA
Posted: June 15, 2020 in Birds, Doves, Historical Figures, Religious Figures, Saints, Sculptures, StatuaryTags: St. Anne's Shrine Sturbridge MA, St. Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi Communes With a Couple of His Fine Feathered Friends on the Grounds of St. Anne Shrine in Sturbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on April 22, 2018)
Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, CT
Posted: May 26, 2020 in Birds, Cemeteries, Doves, Monuments, Relief Sculpture, Stone CarvingsTags: Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam CT
A Dove in Flight (Representing Peace, Purity, and Ascension Into Heaven) Carved on a Gravestone Found at Grove Street Cemetery in Putnam, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 18, 2017)
Oak Ridge Cemetery, Southbridge, MA
Posted: April 7, 2020 in Birds, Cemeteries, Doves, Relief Sculpture, Stone CarvingsTags: 18th Century Gravestones, Oak Ridge Cemetery
Doves, Symbolizing Peace and Purity, Began to Appear as a Common Gravetone Motif in the 19th Century, and Are Usually Found on the Tombstones of Women Who Died Young, Such as This One at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Southbridge, Massachusetts (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 7, 2015)