Mr. Samuel Cole

Aug 18, 1728 – Aug 18, 1751

Buried at Burial Hill

Transcription

HERE LYES THE BODY OF Mr. SAMUEL COLE DEC'd AUG_t Y_e 18th 1751 IN Y_e 23d YEAR OF HIS AGE

Surveyed On
September 1, 2015
Stone Type
slate
Tympanum
skull
Border
There is a thin width two line border around the circumference of this stone. There are also two illustrated side panels on either side of the tablet. At the top of each side panel are concentric circles. The illustrations hang down from that circle and form nautilus-like figures down the length of the stone.
Remark
The tympanum is filled with the skull and wings. The skull is an early to mid period design with a well defined shape, elliptical eyes, nose bridge formed by the upper sides of a triangle, teeth prominently and symmetrically drawn. The wings are single quill, multi-segment feathers.
Physical Status
straight missing_parts
Intelligibility
readable with difficulty, broken images or writing
Biological Contaminants
heavy incursion
Buried among fellow family members

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