Eliakim Spooner
Jan 1, 1770 – Apr 20, 1776
Buried at Old Centre
Transcription
In Mem_o_ory of Eliakim Spooner (Only Child of Mr. Eliakim Spooner, & Bathsheba his Wife.) who died April 20th; 1776 in y_e 6th Year of his Age.
We scarce injoy the balmey gift, But mourn the pleasure gone
- Surveyed On
- October 7, 2015
- Stone Type
- slate
- Tympanum
- face with ornamentation
- Border
- A thin two line border covers the upper edge of the tympanum and then, after splitting towards the side panels, proceeds down to encompasses the table and the poem at the bottom.
- Remark
- The central image in the tympanum shows a child's (size and hair) face with wings. The face clearly shows details in the eyes, cheeks, chin and nose. The wings are simply drawn with minimal details.
- Physical Status
- straight less_than_20_degrees
- Intelligibility
- readable
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