Old Spencer Cemetery, Spencer, MA

An Example of One of the Many 18th Century Gravestones With a “Cherub’s Head” or “Winged Soul” Motif to Be Found in the Old Spencer Cemetery in Spencer, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 21, 2014)

Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, MA

A Slate Gravestone From the Late 1600s Carved With Double Cherubs Seen at the Old Burying Ground in Cambridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 4, 2018)

Burial Hill, Plymouth, MA

A “Winged Skull” Motif Found on an 18th Century Gravestone at Burial Hill in Plymouth, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on  July 23, 2017)

Burial Hill, Plymouth, MA

A Rare Example Found at Burial Hill in Plymouth of Multiple “Winged Soul Effigies” on a Single Gravestone – Each Representing One of the Three Young Daughters Lost by John and Mary Goddard in the 1760s… (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on December 5, 2015)

Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, MA

A Winged Soul Effigy Wearing an Elaborate Stylized Crown Found on an Early 19th Century Gravestone at Brookfield Cemetery in Brookfield, Massachusetts (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on December 5, 2016) 

Woodstock Hill Burial Ground, Woodstock, CT

An Example of a Wigged and Winged Soul Effigy Found on an Early 18th Century Gravestone at Woodstock Hill Burial Ground in Woodstock, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 20,  2017)

Central Burying Ground, Boston, MA

This Stylized Skull, Found on a Late 18th Century Gravestone at the Central Burying Ground Located on Boston Common on Boylston Street, Seems to Resemble an Early 2Oth Century Cartoon Light Bulb With a Sad Face (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on August 27, 2015)

Woodstock Hill Burial Ground, Woodstock, CT

Yet Another Example of an 18th Century Gravestone With the Extremely Popular “Winged Soul” Motif, This One Found at the Woodstock Hill Burial Ground in Woodstock, Connecticut (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 13,  2015)

Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, MA

Another Example of the “Winged Skull” Motif (Thought to Symbolize Both Physical Mortality and the Soul Ascending to Heaven) Found on a Gravestone From the Early 1700’s at the Old Granary Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 12,  2015)

Old First Parish Burying Ground, Rockport, MA

A Winged Skull, Symbolizing the Soul’s Ascension Into Heaven, Is a Commonly Found Image Carved on Gravestones From the 1700’S Thoughout New England, Such as This One in the Old First Parish Burying Ground on Beach Street in Rockport, Massachusetts  (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 31, 2014)