Mrs. Hephzibah How

Dec 28, 1749 – Mar 28, 1789

Buried at Old Rutland

Transcription

ERECTED In Memory of M_rs: HEPHZIBAH HOW Wife of Dea_n: JONAS HOW, who departed this life March 28th 1789 Aged 39 Years & 3 Months

Draw near my friends & take a long look How soon a grave must be your lot Make fun of Christ..life remains And death will be eternal gain

Surveyed On
September 17, 2015
Stone Type
slate
Tympanum
face with ornamentation
Border
Lightly etch two line thin width border extends from over the dome of the tympanum down the sides of the tablet. At the juncture of the shoulders, the line encircles the long side and bottom illustrated panels. The plant seems to be lily-like with flowers at the side panels head and a mirror position in the middle of the bottom. The dome is also bas-relief with a dome shaped negative space complementing the arch and winged face image.
Remark
The winged face is below an arch with a serrated top. The face is very realistic with good structural representations. The nose is proportional, the hair tightly pulled back and the mouth neutrally straight lined. The wings are late era tab type. The first modifications were the shaping of the feather ends from rounded to more aerodynamically incorporated into the whole. Then lines for segmentation are etched.
Physical Status
straight missing_parts
Intelligibility
readable
Buried among fellow family members

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