Ditto

From Riverview Cemetery, Baldwinsville, NY:

Three children of Roy & Elizabeth Mo...(?). They all seem to have died in January 1812, and the engraver saved some time ditto-marking the repeated phrases. It gets a little meta with the three headstones engraved in front of a pair of willow trees at the top of the marker.

Little children

From Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta:

A child's headstone, of a little child/cherub curled up in a seashell:

Epitaph: Fell asleep Aug't 10th 1869. Aged 9 mon's & 1 day.


From Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester:

A small obelisk structure for "Our Willie," who is "Over in the summer land." the epitaph notes. The top is a neat little statue/column affair, but to me the most noteworthy part of this headstone is that chubby, creepy little hand.

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Little shoes

Symbols 1

There's a rich assortment of symbols in graveyards, generally relating to the end of life. This is just a small batch of pictures; others will follow eventually.

From Middleville Cemetery in Middleville, NY:

From two faces of one obelisk, a broken chain and a bundle of wheat with a sickle:

This elegant obelisk sports an upside-down torch:

From Jamesville Walnut Grove Cemetery in Jamesville, NY:

Another obelisk, another sheaf of wheat with a sickle:

A long-view of the obelisk's point with its detailed drapery and tassels:

This headstone is modeled after a simple door with carved surround:

From DeWitt Cemetery in DeWitt, NY:

The epitaph reads simply "Our little infant" and depicts a hand releasing a dove into the air.

From Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, NY:

This sort-of crest was actually carved on the back of the headstone and, as you can see from the picture, close to the ground-- not a prominent decoration at all.

Little shoes

A pair of shoes and socks on the headstone of a deceased toddler, from St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery: