Peleg Durphey

Nov 16, 1696 – Nov 16, 1730

Buried at Burial Hill

Transcription

HERE LYE Y_o BODYS OF PELEG & MAREY DUPHEY HIS WIFE HE DEC'_d NOV._br Y_e 16th 1730 IN Y_e 34th YEAR OF HIS AGE

PELEG THEIR SON DYED NOV 19th 1730 AGED 4 (b/h?)

Surveyed On
September 1, 2015
Stone Type
slate
Tympanum
skull
Border
The tympanum is bordered all around its circumference. The dome portion is twice the width of the bottom. The tablet is bordered on the top and sides with illustrated panels. The illustrations are of the nautilus-like shapes that can be interpreted as either plants or waves. The top section is configured in a biradial pattern with a heart in the center. The side panels are topped with a concentric pair of circles with the same shapes lining the sides.
Remark
The skull echoes the heart motif with the shape of the mouth. The eyes while becoming elliptical are blank. The nose is a triangle. The background focuses the viewer on the face by directing all their energies inward.
Physical Status
straight embedded_horizontally
Intelligibility
readable
Biological Contaminants
heavy incursion
Buried among fellow family members

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