Thomas Lewes 1718

headstone headstone & footstone tympanum footstone

HERE LYES Ye BODY
OF THOMAS LEWES
DIED MARCH Ye 19th 1718
IN THE 64 YEAR
OF HIS AGE
footstone
THOMAS
LEWIS

This gravestone is one of the earliest dated winged heads on Cape Cod. It is carved in the style of William Grant or Nathaniel Emmes of Boston. The top right photo shows the headstone with the footstone in the background. The bottom right photo shows the footstone which displays a winged skull with the headstone in the background.

LOCATION - No. 15 on EHS 1976 Cove survey map

MATERIAL - slate

HEADSTONE - 17" W, 18" H, 2" D

FOOTSTONE - 10" W, 16" H, 2" D

CONDITION - lichen growth

COMMENTS - Headstone cleaned and reset July 2000. Headstone and footstone cleaned October 2004. Headstone and footstone cleaned with D/2 October 2008.


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