COLLECTION NAME:
Farber Gravestone Collection
Record
Name:
Sale, Elisabeth
Date:
1731/2
City:
Elizabeth
State/Province:
New Jersey
Carver Description:
Skulls/Skeletons, 1720-1739 (Multiple Carvers)
Ornamental carving:
Winged Skull
Stone type:
Sandstone
Stone height:
31"
Verse:
No
Photo number:
5688
Vol name:
REGION06
File name:
5688
Memo:
Vincent Luti believes this is the work of a Newport (RI) carver, possibly Philip Stevens. Richard Welch reports a similar style stone (for Israel Smith, 1734) with the name "Turner" inscribed below the ground line.
