Mrs. Martha Bell
Sep 20, 1706 – Sep 20, 1795
Buried at Old Burying Ground
Transcription
In memory of Mrs. Martha Bell wife of Mr. James Bell who died Sep_t. 20, 1795 Aged 89 years
Reader behold as you pass by,
- Surveyed On
- October 17, 2015
- Stone Type
- slate
- Tympanum
- face with ornamentation
- Border
- A three line, dual border runs the circumference of this stone. In the tympanum, the outer border runs undisturbed from the arch pictured at the top of the stone down the sides. The inner border begins and terminates from the lower tablet formed below the tympanum's imagery. It is also presented at a negative depth to the other border and the rest of the stone.
- Remark
- The reduced tympanum image presents three details; the arch, the head and the wings. The umbrella-like arch covers the tympanum and includes a border at its bottom edge. The face appears a middle period rendition with a round shape but more humanistic details. The wings are spread wide and picture more impressionistically than detailed.
- Physical Status
- straight embedded_vertical
- Intelligibility
- readable
- Biological Contaminants
- medium incursion
Buried among fellow family members
- Patty Bell Aug 2, 1778 – Aug 23, 1778
- Martha Bell Jul 8, 1744 – Jul 8, 1782
- Mr. James Bell Mar 25, 1705 – Mar 25, 1793
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