It occurs to me that perhaps local-variety monument makers, particularly older folks, might be useful informants, and might have catalogs and such sitting around dusty offices . . . Obviously, they might not know much about 17th or 18th century monuments, personally, but craftsmen can sometimes be remarkably knowledgeable about the histories of their crafts.
Jeffrey L. Boyer, RPA
Project Director
Office of Archaeological Studies, Museum of New Mexico
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY on behalf of Lucy D. Jones
Sent: Thu 4/10/2008 10:04 AM
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Subject: Re: Tombstone typology
Looking in Worldcat, I found that "Monuments, Tombstones and Grave Markers"
(1915 Sears Roebuck and Company) is in the collection of the Strong National
Museum of Play in New York (can't imagine why!). "Tombstones and Monuments"
(1908 Sears Roebuck and Company) and "Granite and Marble Monuments,
Tombstones and Grave Markers" (1910 Sears Roebuck and Company) are both at
the Henry Ford Museum Library in Michigan. Their website is
http://www.hfmgv.org/research/default.asp. Hope this helps.
Lucy
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Davis,
Daniel (KYTC)
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:41 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HISTARCH] Tombstone typology
What exactly do you mean by typology? If you are looking for stylistic
markers or specific shapes (such as you might find for, say, projectile
points), I don't think such a guide exists. Stylistic variation is too
great, especially for non-commercially produced headstones. I've seen
everything from rows of fieldstone monuments worked into tall pyramidal
shapes to markers made entirely of glazed ceramic, as well as the odd
cinder block. As noted, symbolic markers on headstones appear to be the
best bet for any kind of chronological seriation.
The best I've been able to do is roughly group by shape, using a
home-made guide that partially follows commercial headstone
manufacturer's catalog listings. The array is mind-boggling, from flush
markers to beveled and slanted, to upright and statuary - each category
can have multiple subcategories, especially the last two.
If you can find a copy of a publication that Sears put out in the early
1900s (their catalog of Tombstones and Monuments - it was 150 pages
long) that might help. So far, I've not been able to locate a copy. The
archives department at Sears informed be that they do not have a copy
(lost to a fire, I think). I know one library out there somewhere has a
copy, since I found it through inter-library loan. They wouldn't send
their copy out, however, and the library was not identified in the
request.
Daniel B. Davis
Archaeologist Coordinator
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Division of Environmental Analysis
200 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40622
(502) 564-7250
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lyle
E. Browning
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 11:42 PM
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Subject: Tombstone typology
Has anyone got a tombstone typology with illustrations for the period
1600 onward?
Lyle Browning, RPA
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