Mr. Samuel Clark
Apr 8, 1687 – Apr 8, 1763
Buried at Burial Hill
Transcription
Here lies buried M_r. SAMUEL CLARK who died April y_e 2_d 1763 aged 67_Un years
- Surveyed On
- September 1, 2015
- Stone Type
- slate
- Tympanum
- face with ornamentation
- Border
- A thin two line border runs the entire circumference of this stone. There are two illustrated panels to the left and right of the tablet section. There is a blank panel along the bottom.
- Remark
- The imagery in this tympanum is unique. The face is extremely happy and even look inebriated with the half open eyelids and big smile. His face pops from a flower petal like collar. The wavy hair on top is as exaggerated as other hair styles are understated. Further the wings are decorated with fanciful lines and curls. The side panels are illustrated with floral images both growing up from the bottom and down from the top.
- Physical Status
- straight missing_parts
- Intelligibility
- readable, broken images or writing
- Biological Contaminants
- minor incursion
Buried among fellow family members
- Mrs. Hannah Clark Feb 20, 1758 – Feb 20, 1687
- Mr. Thomas Clark Died Jan 1, 1697
- Mr. Thomas Clark Mar 24, 1599 – Mar 24, 1697
- Nathanael Clark Esquire Died Dec 31, 1717
- Mrs. Mary Clark Oct 1, 1688 – Oct 1, 1765
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