• 3: The Old Stone Cutter

  • Mar 5 2024
  • Length: 13 mins
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3: The Old Stone Cutter

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  • The "Deaths Head" symbol, featuring a skull with feathered wings, is an iconic and classic example of New England funerary art. But did you know that we have still not identified who the prolific craftsman is who created this beloved piece of headstone imagery?

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    This podcast is produced, researched, and edited by Ivy Boyd. Music is by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay. Art designed in Canva.

    Sources used for this episode:

    https://www.boston.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/iconography-gravestones-burying-grounds

    https://symbolism.magnoliasandpeaches.com/?p=3479

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funerary_art_in_Puritan_New_England

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