Silance Houghton

Died Sep 4, 1728

HERE LIES Y_e BODY OF SILANCE HOUGHTON Y_e DAUGHTER OF M_R JONATHAN & MR_S MARY HOUGHTON WHO DIED Y_e SEPTEMBER Y_e 4_th 17 28

Border: There are three, thin width borders on this stone. The first one is the outermost and it runs the circumference of this stone. It does thicken after it encircles the star at the stone's shoulder. The second border originates and terminates within the tympanum. It runs between two nautilus-like swirls located along the base of the tympanum. After going along the dome, it encircles the stars at the extreme sides of the tympanum. The third border originates and terminates with the two spools on either side of the face. The illustrated side panels run around three sides of the tablet sections. The tableau utilizes nautilus-like swirls set in complementary juxtaposition to each other. The bottom panel is under ground and not accessible.

Remark: The face in the center is an early rendering with an oval, elypse type shape and basic shapes (i.e. circles and lines) forming the facial details. The four six armed stars are all encircled in a border. The two stars in the tympanum include a smaller version of the star in its center. The two in the corners do not.