Mrs. Sarah Pope-Kinsman

Feb 16, 1683 – Sep 29, 1756

Buried at Mount Vernon

Transcription

Here lies buried the body of Mrs. Sarah Kinsman who was y_e wife of Ens David Peabody & after words y_e wife of Lieut Joseph Kinsman who died Sept 29 1756. in y_e 72 year of her age


Surveyed On
April 8, 2023
Stone Type
slate
Tympanum
face with ornamentation
Border
A two-line border with varying widths runs the circumference of this stone. The tablet section is delineated by a single-line border. Three sides of the tablet section are framed by illustrated panels. The flower design in the upper two corners is supported by the steps and leaves abstractly under them. The bottom panel contains 2/3 circles in a footlight design.
Remark
The tympanum contains two design elements. The round face with round eye sockets includes a triangular-shaped nasal cavity and a simplified couple of lines representing the mouth/teeth. A corona-like sits on the top of the circle. The wings extend from either side and have two main layers.
Physical Status
askew less_than_20_degrees
Intelligibility
readable with difficulty
Biological Contaminants
medium incursion
Cleaning Type
wiped

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