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The Common School
Tiptoeing through the Tombstones
Dean Eastman

Finial and Border Dating Charts

Conant Street Cemetery
1690 - 1729
 

# of stones

% of stones

  

# of stones

% of stones

Borders

    

Finials

 

 

Acanthus

4

57%

Banded Disc

1

24%

None

1

14%

5-Petal Rosette

5

71%

Scroll

2

29%

None

1

14%
 
1730-1750

 

# of stones

% of stones

  

# of stones

% of stones

Borders

    

Finials

 

 

Acanthus

4

40%

Whorl

1

10%

None

1

10%

Concentric

1

10%

Scroll

3

30%

Banded Disc

1

10%

Grapevine

1

10%

Pie

1

10%

Unknown

1

10%

5-Petal Rosette

2

20%
     

Diamond

1

10%
     

None

3

0%
 
1751-1780
 

# of stones

% of stones

  

# of stones

% of stones

Borders

    

Finials

 

 

Acanthus

4

25%

Whorl

1

6%

Diamond

2

13%

Concentric

1

6%

Grapevine

1

6%

Banded Disc

2

13%

None

4

25%

Diamond

1

6%

Scroll

5

31%

None

11

69%
 
1781-1820

 

# of stones

% of stones

  

# of stones

% of stones

Borders

    

Finials

 

 

Columns

4

29%

None

12

86%

None

8

57%

Vine

2

14%

Pumpkin

1

7%

      

Scroll

1

7%

      
 
No Date

 

# of stones

% of stones

  

# of stones

% of stones

Borders

    

Finials

 

 

Acanthus

2

25%

Whorl

1

13%

Columns

1

13%

Banded Whorl

1

13%

None

2

25%

None

4

50%

Scroll

3

38%

Banded Disc

2

25%

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