Miss Abigail Stevens

Dec 27, 1747 – Dec 27, 1770

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This is 1 in Memory of Miss Abiga_il Daughter of M_r: Jonathan & M_rs: Mary Stevens who depar ted this Life Dec_br: 27th 1770 in the 23d: year of her Age.

Second survey 08132017

Surveyed On: October 7, 2015

Stone Type: slate

Tympanum: face with ornamentation

Border: This stone has a thin two line border around its circumference. There are illustrated side panels (only ones visible). At the top of the one complete side panel, the plant is a strawberry.

Remark: The tympanum has two components. The focus is on the bas relief face in the alcove cut into the stone. One cannot describe this face as having a clear female depiction, and, if anything, the face appears male. His hair is pulled back, the eyes are stark and staring, the nose is bulbous, and the mouth is straight across. His neck and shoulders are also shown. The other component is the mirror-imaged plant life depicted within the dome shaped surround.

Physical Status: straight less_than_20_degrees

Intelligibility: readable

Biological Contaminants: rust

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