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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.
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.
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.
Oct. 2—BIDDEFORD POOL — The slate headstone rests alone in the grass, its markings faded and edges rounded by time. "Here lyes the body of Sarah Brown aged 65 years," it reads. "July 16th, 1726."
With no local carvers, the cost of a grave marker to be bought and shipped made it a luxury for only the wealthiest families. [1] Only three markers from the 17th century survive today. In the 18th century, gravestones became more widely available, particularly those imported from the Portland, Bolton, and Manchester regions.
In Cornwall grave markers of the hogback type are known as coped stones. There are five known coped stones surviving, varying in their resemblance to hogbacks found elsewhere. One is found in St Buryan, another in Lanivet a third at Phillack, a fourth at St Tudy and in 2012 a fifth was excavated in Padstow.
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