A Late 18th Century Marble Gravestone (Carved With a Wigged and Winged “Soul Effigy” and a Pair of Stylized Birds) Found in the Bennington Centre Cemetery in Bennington, VT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on December 15, 2016)
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Bennington Centre Cemetery, Bennington, VT
Posted: January 16, 2023 in Angels, Birds, Cemeteries, Relief Sculpture, Soul Effigies, Stone CarvingsTags: Bennington Centre Cemetery, Bennington Vermont
Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, MA
Posted: January 5, 2023 in Angels, Cemeteries, Relief Sculpture, Soul Effigies, Stone CarvingsTags: Brookfield Cemetery Brookfield MA
A Winged Soul Effigy Carved on a Late 18th Century Gravestone Seen at Brookfield Cemetery in Brookfield, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 9, 2018)
Old Spencer Cemetery, Spencer, MA
Posted: December 15, 2022 in Cemeteries, Faces, Relief Sculpture, Soul Effigies, Stone CarvingsTags: Old Spencer Cemetery, Spencer MA
An Example of a Wingless Soul Effigy Found on an 18th Century Gravestone at Old Spencer Cemetery in Spencer, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 20, 2016)
Burial Hill, Plymouth, MA
Posted: November 2, 2022 in Angels, Cemeteries, Relief Sculpture, Soul Effigies, Stone CarvingsTags: Burial Hill Plymouth MA
A Winged Soul Effigy Carved on an 18th Century Gravestone Found at Burial Hill in Plymouth, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on April 24, 2018)
Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, MA
Posted: October 29, 2022 in Angels, Cemeteries, Monuments, Relief Sculpture, Soul Effigies, Stone CarvingsTags: Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem MA
A Mid-Relief Carving of a Cherub Found on a Badly Weathered Gravestone From the Early 20th Century at Harmony Grove Cemetery in Salem, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 20, 2020)
Burial Hill, Plymouth, MA
Posted: October 21, 2022 in Angels, Cemeteries, Faces, Relief Sculpture, Soul Effigies, Stone CarvingsTags: 18th Century Gravestones, Burial Hill Plymouth MA
An Example of a Winged Soul Effigy Seen Carved on a Cracked and Damaged Slate Grave Marker From the Early 18th Century at Burial Hill in Plymouth, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on August 5, 2017)
Broad Street Cemetery, Salem, MA
Posted: October 18, 2022 in Angels, Cemeteries, Relief Sculpture, Soul Effigies, Stone CarvingsTags: Broad Street Cemetery Salem MA
A Winged Soul Effigy Carved on an 18th Century Slate Gravestone at Broad Street Cemetery in Salem, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 23, 2019)
Burial Hill, Plymouth, MA
Posted: October 11, 2022 in Cemeteries, Relief Sculpture, Skulls, Soul Effigies, Stone CarvingsTags: Burial Hill Plymouth MA, Portrait Headstones
A Rare Example of a True “Portrait” Headstone From the Mid-18th Century, Which Depicts the Physical Appearance of the Deceased (as Opposed to One Carved With a “Soul Effigy” Representing the Person’s Soul or Spirit), Discovered at Burial Hill in Plymouth, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on October 15, 2017)