Mr. William Smith
Died Aug 9, 1770
Buried at Old Rutland
Transcription
In Memory of Mr. William Smith Who Dec'd August ye 9th 1770 in ye 78th year of His Age
- Surveyed On
- September 17, 2015
- Stone Type
- sandstone
- Tympanum
- face with ornamentation
- Border
- There is a four line border forming the dome of the tympanum. The two outer borders are the same with an inner illustrated border. Erosion has rendered the drawing quite undecipherable but the general forms peering through appear of a cascading variety and more floral than water-like. A thing border begins at the shoulders and proceeds down each side. The tablet is bordered by a single line.
- Remark
- While these two memorials are on a single stone, artistically they were treated as two single stones. This helped conserve space (no wife of, husband of) but the unity of the stones is a permanent marker of their choice. This tympanum features a round face with round eyes and a wild explosion of hair (or flowers - it is hard to tell). The two side panels appear to carry similar images to the tympanum's center border.
- Physical Status
- askew less_than_20_degrees
- Intelligibility
- readable with difficulty
- Biological Contaminants
- medium incursion
Buried among fellow family members
- Mrs. Mary Smith Died Mar 17, 1721
- Mr. William Smith Died Sep 15, 1772
- Lieu. George Smith Died Mar 30, 1799
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