Mrs. Susannah Brown
Died Jan 9, 1734
Buried at Mount Vernon
Transcription
Here lyes buried the body of Mrs Susannah Brown the Wife of Mr. Cornelius Brown who died January y_e 9th 1734 aged 74 years
- Surveyed On
- April 9, 2023
- Stone Type
- sandstone
- Tympanum
- face with ornamentation
- Border
- A two-line border of varying widths exists around the outer edge of this stone. The tympanum has a three-line double border. There are two illustrated panels on either side of the tablet section. The footstone exhibits a dual-line border as the outer border. It follows the house design that dominates the stone and all graphics. A thinner dual-line border is found on three sides of the house design.
- Remark
- The tympanum contains three design elements. The oval shape of the skull and the rudimentary designs for the eyes, nose, and mouth pertain to this time period. On either side of this skull are two eight-piece pie designs. A simplified tree sits in the middle. In each upper corner is a six-armed pinwheel flower design which exists with the illustrated panels below them of their stems and leaves.
- Physical Status
- straight cracked
- Intelligibility
- readable
- Biological Contaminants
- minor incursion
- Cleaning Type
- wiped
Buried among fellow family members
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