>Does anyone have any leads on gravestone motifs in the 19th century?
>Particularly the last half of the century. Thanks in advance,
>Julia
 
Julia,
 
Here are some hopefully useful leads:
 
Dethlefsen,  Edwin and James Deetz
1966    Death's Heads, Cherubs, and Willow Trees: Experimental Archaeology
in Colonial Cemeteries.  American Antiquity 31(4): 502-510.
 
Deetz, James and Edwin Dethlefsen
1972    Death's Head, Cherub, Urn, and Willow.  IN Contemporary
Archaeology: A Guide to Theory and Contributions, Mark P. Leone, ed.
Southern Illinois University Press.  Carbondale.
 
Gradwohl, David M., and Hanna R. Gradwohl
1988    That is the Pillar of Rachel's Grave unto this Day: An
Ethnoarchaeological Comparison of Two Jewish Cemeteries in Lincoln,
Nebraska.  IN Perisistence and Flexibility: Anthropological Perspectives on
the American Jewish Experience, Walter P. Zenner, ed.  State University of
New York Press.
 
Nutty, Colleen L.
1984    Cemetery Symbolism of Prairie Pioneers: Gravestone Art and Social
Change in Story County, Iowa.  Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society
31:1-136.
 
II hope that these are of some help,
 
Blane Nansel
Office of the State Archaeologist
University of Iowa