Mr. Hezekiah Whetcomb

Jul 6, 1688 – Jul 6, 1739

Here Lyes Buried y_e Body of M_r. Hezekiah Whetcomb Who Died July 6_th 1739 in y_e 51st Year of His Age.

Border: There is a two line, thin width border around the circumference of this stone. The tablet also has two similar width borders around its circumference. Illustrated panels in a continuous tableau are placed on three sides of the tablet. The images include cascading windblown leaves on either side. The stone's shoulders hold and image of three level circle with an inner button. This is an evolution from the typical cross or star. The bottom uses the nautilus-like swirls and the leaves imagery with a center point of the whole tableau marked in the center of the bottom panel.

Remark: The tympanum has three key design elements. The arch overhead has morphed into a round button with a biradial mirror-imaged leaves ending in a nautilus-like swirl. The skull is wide through the cranium and thinner, and more rudimentary, at the mouth/teeth. The facial features are basic with a triangular nasal cavity. The wings are detailed with a single quill and multiple segments. They are folded to fill in the tympanum's space.