Mr. William Negius

Jan 1, 1702 – Oct 29, 1777

Buried at Old Centre

Transcription

In Memory of Mr. William Negius Who Dec'd Octo_r, y_e 29th 1777 in y_e 75th year of his Age.

he was one of the first Settlers in Petersham Second survey 08132017

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Surveyed On

October 7, 2015

Stone Type

slate

Tympanum

face with ornamentation

Border

A thin two line border encompasses the circumference of this stone. Inside of that border on the sides are illustrated panels. In the panels, there are abstract designs of a deep forest with laden trees. On the stone's shoulders, there are a design (only one is still visible) of a flower.

Remark

The face on the tympanum is evolved just beyond being a circle with the inclusion of a chin and slightly fatter cheeks. The lozenge-like representation of hair is present here. The eyes are four stage (the other circle, the white of the eye, the pupil and the iris) and the nose is simplified with two dots for nostrils. The mouth is pudgy and slightly open. The wings are two designs. The closer to the face are small and look like scales on a fish. The longer feathers at the end look like banners.

Physical Status

straight less_than_20_degrees

Intelligibility

readable

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