Reverend Learned Frink

Jan 1, 1700 – Aug 21, 1777

Buried at Old Rutland

Transcription

In Memory of The Reverend Lemned Thomas Frink the First Settled..ter in Rutland Who Departed this life for a better one the 21st Day of Aug_st 1777 in the 77th year of his age.

Surveyed On
September 17, 2015
Stone Type
slate
Tympanum
face with ornamentation, memento mori
Border
Two line medium width border begins on the tympanum and, a bit thinner, continues over the shoulders and down the sides. The illustrated side panels have a six armed star in an etched circle with an abstract design below it and down the column.
Remark
Below the outermost tympanum border, there is a banner with the memento mori. Underneath that banner is the winged face, which is just transitioning from round the a more realistic representation. The chin and cheeks support this contention. The eyes are pupil and irises and the eyebrows are separate and not joined to the nose. The nose is proportional. The hair is an older type representation of a wig. The mouth is small and downturned disapprovingly. The wings are highly detailed and fill the lower tympanum space. The smaller feathers almost look like fish scales with the longer feathers at the wings' end look more flowing.
Physical Status
straight less_than_20_degrees
Intelligibility
readable with difficulty
Biological Contaminants
heavy incursion
Buried among fellow family members

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