John Bacon 1731

headstone tympanum

HERE LYES BURIED
THE BODY OF
JOHN BACON ESQ"r
WHO DEC'D AUGUST
THE 20th 1731
IN THE 67th YEAR
OF HIS AGE

The gravestone displays an abstract winged head carved in the style of Seth Tinkham Plymouth. Note the unusual nose and mouth marks and the abstract wing design. The left photo was supplied by Kenneth Boardman June 2010.


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