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  2. Funerary art in Puritan New England - Wikipedia

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    Matthew carved the oldest known grave marker in the New World, a table monument made of Windsor brownstone for the Rev. Ephriam Huit dated 1644 which stands in the Palisado Cemetery in Windsor today. Both Matthew and George Griswold would continue carving both walled tomb-style markers and normal headstones until the end of the 17th century.

  3. Gravestone - Wikipedia

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    A marker set at the head of the grave may be called a headstone. An especially old or elaborate stone slab may be called a funeral stele , stela , or slab . The use of such markers is traditional for Chinese , Jewish , Christian , and Islamic burials , as well as other traditions.

  4. Scottish gravestones - Wikipedia

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    The 19th century saw almost all memorial permutations of the past come back with gusto. Wall monuments, crypts, headstones, table and slab stones and even replica Hog Backs were all common designs in Victorian Scotland. The introduction of the Cast-Iron Grave Marker would simply add yet another embellishment to an already decorative art form.

  5. Old Wethersfield Village Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Many markers are also made from grey granite schist including those carved by Gershom Bartlett of Bolton, Peter Buckland of Manchester, Daniel Ritter of East Hartford, Josiah Manning of Windham, and Aaron Haskins of Bolton. A small number of slate markers, most featuring deaths head designs were also shipped in from the Boston region.

  6. 10 old-school Christmas traditions that are no longer practiced

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    Placing lit candles on Christmas trees dates back to 17th-century Germany. However, the festive trees were the source of several deadly fires. The fire risk was so great that insurance companies ...

  7. Monumental masonry - Wikipedia

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    An example of a signed and dated maker's mark on a wall-mounted memorial to Mary Carpenter in Bristol Cathedral sculpted by monumental mason J. Havard Thomas of London Monumental masonry (also known as memorial masonry ) is a kind of stonemasonry focused on the creation, installation and repairs of headstones (also known as gravestones and ...

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