Category Archives: Symbolism

Victorian Melange, Take 2

Posted on April 14, 2019 by gravelyspeaking

  SEBASTIANO ORSINI BORN IN SIRACUSA, ITALY, FEB. 3. 1873. DIED IN SAVANNAH, JAN. 9. 1918. A TRUE AND KIND MAN.  A FAITHFUL HUSBAND, LIVED A QUITE BUT USEFUL LIFE, AND DIED REGRETTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM.   SALVATRICE … Continue reading →

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The Specter of Death

Posted on March 23, 2019 by gravelyspeaking

Here lyeth the Body of THEODORA ASH who departed this Life February 17th AD 1770 aged 17 Years If Innocence of Virtue could Save A liveing mortall from the Grave Theodora thou had’n never died. This elaborately carved 18th Century … Continue reading →

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The Grim Reaper

Posted on March 19, 2019 by gravelyspeaking

A large massive monolith was built to commemorate the pioneers who were buried in The Laurel Hill Cemetery in San Francisco.  The Memorial to Commemorate the California Pioneers, is dedicated to those 35,000 pioneer graves that were removed from San … Continue reading →

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Daughters

Posted on March 9, 2019 by gravelyspeaking

In Memory of IDA Daugh. Of Geo. D. & A. C. ROLAND DIED Feb. 2. 1867 AGED 24 Yrs. 9 Mo’s. 4 D’s. Daughter it is hard to give you up But God has called and you must go To … Continue reading →

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The Day’s Eye

Posted on January 17, 2019 by gravelyspeaking

PRAY FOR THE SOUL OF OUR DEAR MOTHER CONCETTA PAINO NATIVE OF LIPARI, ITALY DIED 1ST JAN. 1928, AGED 60 YEARS A COLONIST OF 40 YEARS MY DEAR HUSBAND ANGELO PAINO NATIVE OF LIPARI, ITALY DIED 13TH NOV. 1936 AGED … Continue reading →

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Victorian Weepers

Posted on December 28, 2018 by gravelyspeaking

  In David Robinson’s book, Saving Graces, mourning figures from some of the most famous cemeteries in Europe depict sculptures of beautiful, young, and voluptuous women often wearing revealing clothing as they mourn the dead. Often these sepulchral figures are … Continue reading →

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Lotus Column

Posted on December 1, 2018 by gravelyspeaking

IN MEMORY OF EDMUND CHRISTIAN MINOR FIRST JUDGE OF THE LAW AND EQUITY COURT OF RICHMOND FEBRUARY 20, 1845 SEPTEMBER 9, 1903 LOVE IS THE FULFILLING OF THE LAW   KATE NOBLE PLEASANTS WIFE OF EDMUND CHRISTIAN MINOR APRIL 8, … Continue reading →

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Ivy and Oak Leaf

Posted on November 18, 2018 by gravelyspeaking

JOSEPH COPE 1843 – 1917 ALICE G. COPE 1853 – 1932 The Cope family gray marble gravestone in the St. Francis Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona, looks half-finished.  On one side is a column that looks like it is freshly and … Continue reading →

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Bivouac of the Dead

Posted on November 12, 2018 by gravelyspeaking

In Memory of JAMES A. T. McGrath Lieut. Co. A. 15th Ky. Vol. Inf. fell at the battle of Perryville, Ky. Oct. 8, 1862. On Fate’s eternal camping-ground His silent tent is spread, And glory guards, with solemn round The … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Baby

Posted on November 7, 2018 by gravelyspeaking

ANETA LOIS Daughter of Joe AND Bessie HARRIS BORN June 17, 1900 DIED Nov. 22, 1907 A light from our household has gone A voice we loved is stilled A place is vacant in our hearts That never can be … Continue reading →

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