A Ferocious Lion Stands Sentry at the Entrance of Leicester Lions Park in Leicester, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 9, 2018)
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Leicester Lions Park, Leicester, MA
Posted: June 5, 2023 in Lions, Parks, Sculptures, Statuary, Stone CarvingsTags: Leicester Lions Park, Leicester MA
St. Anthony’s Cemetery, Webster, MA
Posted: June 4, 2023 in Angels, Cemeteries, Sculptures, Stone Carvings, GravestonesTags: St. Anthony's Cemetery Webster MA
Two Angels Hug a Heart-Shaped Gravestone at St. Anthony’s Cemetery in Webster, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 3, 2016)
St. Patrick Catholic Church, Whitinsville, MA
Posted: June 3, 2023 in Angels, Architectural Details, Babies, Churches, Jesus, Relief Sculpture, Saints, Sculptures, Stone Carvings, Virgin MaryTags: Cross Street Whitinsville MA, St. Patrick Catholic Church
A High Relief Sculpture of the Virgin Mary Holding the Infant Jesus as a Chorus of Cherubic Faces Watch in the Background Found on St. Patrick Catholic Church on Cross Street in Whitinsville, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 31, 2020)
Woodstock Hill Burial Ground, Woodstock, CT
Posted: May 31, 2023 in Angels, Cemeteries, Gravestones, Relief Sculpture, Soul Effigies, Stone CarvingsTags: 18th Century Gravestones, Woodstock CT, Woodstock Hill Burial Ground
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)
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)
North Cemetery, Sturbridge, MA
Posted: May 17, 2023 in Statuary, Cemeteries, Sculptures, Children, Nudes, Monuments, 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)
Burrage House, Boston, MA
Posted: May 16, 2023 in Architectural Details, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Sculptures, Stone CarvingsTags: Boston MA, Burrage House, Commonwealth Avenue Boston MA, Hereford Street
A Gargoyle With a Long Neck Jutting Out From the Ediface of the Burrage House Found on the Corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Hereford Street in Boston, MA
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. Mary’s Cemetery, Putnam, CT
Posted: May 8, 2023 in Angels, Cemeteries, Monuments, Sculptures, Stone CarvingsTags: St. Mary's Cemetery Putnam CT
A Grieving Angel Clutching a Tear-Soaked Handkerchief in Her Hand Weeps Over a Polished Black Granite Headstone at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Putnam, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 3, 2020)
St. Anne Shrine, Sturbridge, MA
Posted: May 7, 2023 in Children, Sculptures, Statuary, Stone CarvingsTags: St. Anne's Shrine Sturbridge MA
A Marble Statue of a Young Man Dressed in a Suit Jacket Kneeling and Praying Found at St. Anne Shrine in Sturbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 27, 2018)