Sarah Spafard
Died Oct 7, 1736
Buried at Mount Vernon
Transcription
Here lyes buried the body of Sarah the daughter of Mr. Samuel & Sarah Spafard who died October the 7 day 1736 & in the 16 year of her age.
- Surveyed On
- April 10, 2023
- Stone Type
- slate
- Tympanum
- face with ornamentation
- Border
- A double-line border extends all the way around the circumference of this stone. Illustrated side panels on either side of the tablet section contain the traditional stems and leaves of the pinwheel-like flower pictured in the upper corners. While they are worn by time, the details in the leaves and stems shows advancement from earlier examples.
- Remark
- The tympanum has a three-line double border over its arch. Inside of the border, there are three design elements. The oval, pointed at the bottom face with primitive facial details is centermost. On either side of it are circles with six-point stars and the sprig of a tree in the middle of the bottom. There are corner markers in the bottom corners.
- Physical Status
- straight missing_parts
- Intelligibility
- readable with difficulty, broken images or writing
- Biological Contaminants
- medium incursion
- Cleaning Type
- wiped
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