COLLECTION NAME:
Farber Gravestone Collection
Record
Name:
Cole, Sarah
Date:
1770
City:
Warren
State/Province:
Rhode Island
Carver:
New, John and Allen, Gabriel
Ornamental carving:
Face
Stone type:
Slate
Stone height:
27"
Verification:
Probable
Verse:
No
Photo number:
HF0246
Related:
5450
Vol name:
REGION24
File name:
hf0246
Memo:
Problematic collaboration! Vincent Luti, the authority on these two carvers, is baffled by the costumed figure -- and much else about this stone. The borders, the tympanum swags, and the torso of the figure are definitely by John New. The head, however, is not New's work. The tablet lettering is by Gabriel Allen. Also, note the strange neckless joining of the head and torso. Head by (?) Allen, body by New?
