Lieu. Thomas Tooker

Sep 18, 1687 – Sep 18, 1768

Buried at Old Common Burial Ground

Transcription

IN Memory of Lieu_t. Thomas Tooker who died September y_e 18_th 1768 in y_e 79_th Year of his Age.

when Death unto you calls your Soul Reformed must to God that judgetb all Both Wicked and the just

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Surveyed On

April 30, 2016

Stone Type

slate

Tympanum

face with ornamentation

Border

There is a two line, thin width border tracing the circumference of this stone. It does split into another line the delineates the outside edge of the tablet along with the outside edge of the illustrated side panels.

Remark

The tympanum's image is unique. Instead of the wings outstretched, here the entire figure is presented in flight as it lifts off! The long feathered wings are straining in a flap of energy and even the "body" is projected forward. The body is comprised of half circle panels worn like armor. The face is round and the hair is beautifully detailed down to the sideburns. The facial details appear mid-period with some sophistication. It almost looks cartoon-like. The side panels contain swirls of nautilus-shapes all cascading down from the prominent almost hypnotic circles at the stone's shoulders. The face is

Physical Status

askew less_than_20_degrees

Intelligibility

readable

Biological Contaminants

medium incursion

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