Widow Margret Thomson

Buried at Old Burying Ground

Transcription

IN Memory of Wid. MARGRET THOMSON who departed this life July 1788 in y_e


Surveyed On
November 16, 2015
Stone Type
slate
Tympanum
face with ornamentation
Border
There is a one line border set at a thin width complemented by a beveled edge around the circumference of this stone The tablet section is presented as a gabled bas-relief plaque with a single line thin border etched along it top edge.
Remark
The tympanum extends beyond its traditional boundaries to the top of the plaque in the tablet section. There are two design elements. The generic figure of a human with hair pulled back tight occupies a niche in the center of the tympanum. The border line along the top of the plaque in the tablet section changes direction at its extreme ends and transforms to a mirror imaged plant on either side of the central figure.
Physical Status
straight less_than_20_degrees
Intelligibility
readable with difficulty

Buried among fellow family members

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