Detail View: Farber Gravestone Collection: Scolley, Bethiah
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Name:
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Scolley, Bethiah
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Date:
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1741
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City:
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Boston
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State/Province:
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Massachusetts
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Cemetery:
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Granary
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Carver Description:
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Faces with Wings, 1740-1759 (Multiple Carvers)
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Ornamental carving:
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Hourglass; Pinwheels; Winged Face
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Stone type:
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Slate
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Verse:
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No
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Photo number:
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HF0998
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Vol name:
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REGION25
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File name:
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hf0998
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Memo:
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The tympanum and border carving on this stone appears to be the work of "WC" or James Gilchrist or one of the other early 18th-century Boston carvers. The lettering does not seem to match the carving. Might this be a reused or relettered marker?
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