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Tiptoeing through the Tombstones
Dean Eastman
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Finial and Border Dating Charts |
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Conant Street Cemetery |
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1690 - 1729 |
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# of stones |
% of stones |
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# of stones |
% of stones |
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Borders |
|
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Finials |
|
|
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Acanthus |
4 |
57% |
Banded Disc |
1 |
24% |
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None |
1 |
14% |
5-Petal Rosette |
5 |
71% |
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Scroll |
2 |
29% |
None |
1 |
14% |
| |
|
1730-1750 |
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|
# of stones |
% of stones |
|
# of stones |
% of stones |
|
Borders |
|
|
Finials |
|
|
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Acanthus |
4 |
40% |
Whorl |
1 |
10% |
|
None |
1 |
10% |
Concentric |
1 |
10% |
|
Scroll |
3 |
30% |
Banded Disc |
1 |
10% |
|
Grapevine |
1 |
10% |
Pie |
1 |
10% |
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Unknown |
1 |
10% |
5-Petal Rosette |
2 |
20% |
| |
|
|
Diamond |
1 |
10% |
| |
|
|
None |
3 |
0% |
| |
|
1751-1780 |
| |
# of stones |
% of stones |
|
# of stones |
% of stones |
|
Borders |
|
|
Finials |
|
|
|
Acanthus |
4 |
25% |
Whorl |
1 |
6% |
|
Diamond |
2 |
13% |
Concentric |
1 |
6% |
|
Grapevine |
1 |
6% |
Banded Disc |
2 |
13% |
|
None |
4 |
25% |
Diamond |
1 |
6% |
|
Scroll |
5 |
31% |
None |
11 |
69% |
| |
|
1781-1820 |
|
|
# of stones |
% of stones |
|
# of stones |
% of stones |
|
Borders |
|
|
Finials |
|
|
|
Columns |
4 |
29% |
None |
12 |
86% |
|
None |
8 |
57% |
Vine |
2 |
14% |
|
Pumpkin |
1 |
7% |
|
|
|
|
Scroll |
1 |
7% |
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| |
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No Date |
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# of stones |
% of stones |
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# of stones |
% of stones |
|
Borders |
|
|
Finials |
|
|
|
Acanthus |
2 |
25% |
Whorl |
1 |
13% |
|
Columns |
1 |
13% |
Banded Whorl |
1 |
13% |
|
None |
2 |
25% |
None |
4 |
50% |
|
Scroll |
3 |
38% |
Banded Disc |
2 |
25% |
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