Luce Porter
Died Jan 18, 1754
Buried at Mount Vernon
Transcription
Here lies buried the body of Luce Porter daughter of. Mr. Benjamin & Sarah Porter died January 18 1754 aged 19 years 3 MONtS
- Surveyed On
- April 10, 2023
- Stone Type
- sandstone
- Tympanum
- skull
- Border
- A two-line border covers the outer edge of this stone. There are illustrated panels to either side of the tablet section. They use traditional imagery with a flower in the upper corner and a long stem and abstractly rendered leaves down the sides.
- Remark
- This tympanum has two main design elements. The skull shape continues to evolve and become more round while still retaining the point at its bottom. The eye sockets are round, the nasal cavity is triangular, and the teeth are simplified. The wings have four layers.
- Physical Status
- straight missing_parts
- Intelligibility
- readable, broken images or writing
- Biological Contaminants
- minor incursion
- Cleaning Type
- wiped
Buried among fellow family members
- Mr. Samuel Porter May 17, 1722 – May 10, 1750
- Mrs. Ruth Porter Oct 31, 1722 – Nov 7, 1760
- Mrs. Sarah Porter Feb 16, 1696 – Jan 27, 1767
- Mr. Benjamin Porter Died Jun 30, 1778
- Mr. Jonathan Porter Died Apr 27, 1780
- Mrs. Mary Porter Died Mar 7, 1781
- Mr. Benjamin Porter Oct 6, 1721 – May 13, 1784
- Mr. Benjamin Porter Oct 6, 1721 – May 13, 1784
- Mr. Rufus Porter Jul 14, 1778 – Jul 9, 1790
- Mrs. Sarah Porter Died Jan 30, 1791
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