Headstone, 1806, Priscilla Slater, Portland, 1965

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Description

This photograph shows the detail on the headstone of Priscilla Slater, who died in 1806 and is buried in Eastern Cemetery in Portland.

The anchor is a symbol of hope, or was sometimes used on mariner's graves. A woman's figure usually represents sorrow. Flowers are signs of immortality.

The stone was carved in the shop of Bartlett Adams by Alpheus Cary.

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About This Item

  • Title: Headstone, 1806, Priscilla Slater, Portland, 1965
  • Creator: Mason P. Smith
  • Creation Date: circa 1965
  • Subject Date: 1965
  • Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 24 cm x 20 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 430, Box 1/13
  • Collection: Mason Philip Smith Photographs of gravestones in Maine cemeteries
  • Object Type: Image

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Maine Historical Society
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