Mr. William Sprague

Feb 5, 1739 – Feb 5, 1782

Buried at Center Burial Ground

Transcription

ERECTED In Memory of M_r: William Sprague who departed this Life Feb_ry y_e 6th 1782 Aged 43 Years

Surveyed On
October 23, 2015
Stone Type
sandstone
Tympanum
face with ornamentation, memento mori
Border
A thin width, two line border runs along the circumference of this stone. There are illustrated side panels to the left and right of the tablet. The illustrations utilize two plants. A climbing vine grows up from the base of the stone to about a third of the way to the top. At that point there is a potted plant on top of that vine. A lily-like fleur de lys separates the tympanum and tablet sections.
Remark
The tympanum houses a winged face is a dome shaped bas relief cut into the stone. The faces detail are era appropriate (eyebrow to nose, detailed eyes, cheeks, chin, expressionless mouth, hair tight to the head. The wings are of varying lengths with a single quill with minimal details
Physical Status
straight less_than_20_degrees
Intelligibility
readable
Biological Contaminants
minor incursion
Buried among fellow family members

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