Detail View: Farber Gravestone Collection: Killburn, Betsey

Name: 
Killburn, Betsey
Date: 
1794
City: 
Provincetown
State/Province: 
Massachusetts
Carver: 
Lamson, after 1789 (Joseph, Caleb, David)
Ornamental carving: 
Winged Face
Stone type: 
Slate
Stone height: 
30"
Verification: 
Possible
Verse: 
Yes
Photo number: 
1887
Vol name: 
REGION19
File name: 
1887
Memo: 
The tympanum carving and borders are similar to the work of Daniel Hastings, but the lettering is definitely not by Hastings. There are other stones with Hastings/Lamson ties. Was Lamson copying Hastings? Working with Hastings? Lettering Hastings stones?