Saturday, October 25, 2008

Depated Update

+1 to the list of "depated" stones.
Martha Brown (d. 1769) is buried in Providence's North Burial Ground.

3 comments:

Robert J. said...

And it's another pre-Revolutionary stone with columns, too.

Caitlin GD Hopkins said...

Good catch — I didn't even see that. Do you know this carver?

Robert J. said...

I've never studied the Rhode Island carvers, I'm afraid, although I know some people have. This was certainly a carver familiar with fancy calligraphic engraving -- perhaps copper plate printing.