Mr. Trustrum Browning

Sep 29, 1777 – Jan 24, 1755

Buried at Old Rutland

Transcription

HERE LIES THE BODY OF TRUSTRUM BROWNING WHO WAS BORN IN RUTLAND SEPTEMB_r 29th 17 AND DIED IN 1755 IN THE YEAR OF HIS AGE

Surveyed On
September 15, 2015
Stone Type
granite
Tympanum
face with ornamentation
Border
A two line, medium width border surrounds the circumference of this stone. Both the tympanum and the tablet utilize this additional border with an additional line between them. The cascading water imagery with nautilus swirls occupy the two side panels and the lower border which is bi-radially arranged.
Remark
The tympanum is dominated by a skull with crossbones overhead. The skull appears early middle period with round eyes, triangular nose, very even teeth as if drawn by a ruler, and the single quill, multi-segmented feathers.
Physical Status
askew less_than_20_degrees
Intelligibility
readable with difficulty
Biological Contaminants
heavy incursion
Buried among fellow family members

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