COLLECTION NAME:
Farber Gravestone Collection
mediaCollectionId
FBC~100~1
Farber Gravestone Collection
Collection
true
Name:
Walker, Isaac
name
Walker, Isaac
Name
false
City:
Boston
city
Boston
City
false
State/Province:
Massachusetts
stateorprovince
Massachusetts
State/Province
false
Cemetery:
King's Chapel
cemetery
King's Chapel
Cemetery
false
Carver Description:
Skulls/Skeletons, 1680-1699 (Multiple Carvers)
carverdesc
Skulls/Skeletons, 1680-1699 (Multiple Carvers)
Carver Description
false
Ornamental carving:
Hourglass; Imps; Palls; Winged Skull
ornamentalcarving
Hourglass; Imps; Palls; Winged Skull
Ornamental carving
false
Stone type:
Slate
stonetype
Slate
Stone type
false
Verse:
No
verse
No
Verse
false
Photo number:
HF1153
photonumber
HF1153
Photo number
false
Vol name:
REGION25
volname
REGION25
Vol name
false
File name:
hf1153
filename
hf1153
File name
false
Memo:
Almost all of the "death imp" style stones were produced in the Lamson shop. Isaac Walker's marker may indeed be by Lamson, but because of some lettering characteristics it should probably also be compared to known work from the Mumford shop. It was probably carved in the late 1680s.
memo
Almost all of the "death imp" style stones were produced in the Lamson shop. Isaac Walker's marker may indeed be by Lamson, but because of some lettering characteristics it should probably also be compared to known work from the Mumford shop. It was probably carved in the late 1680s.
Memo
false