THE MEANING OF GRAVESTONE ENGRAVINGS
THE MEANING OF GRAVESTONE ENGRAVINGS Anchor/Ships.................Hope or a Mariner Arches...........................Victory in Death Arrows...........................Mortality Bird................................Eternal Life Bird flying.......................Resurrection Book open.....................Teacher Bible open.....................Minister Bouquets flowers..........Condolences, grief, sorrow Broken column...............Loss of Head of family Bugles...........................Resurrection,or Military Butterfly........................Short lived, Early death Candle being snuffed.............Time, Mortality Cherub..........................Angelic Corn..............................Ripe old age Cross............................Emblem of faith Crossed swords...................High ranking military person Darts or Coffin..................Father time Dove.............................Innocence, Gentleness, Affection, Purity Flying birds ....................Flight of the soul Fruit............................Eternal plent Garlands.........................Victory in death Hands shaking....................Farewell Harp.............................Praise to the Maker Hearts...........................Soul in bliss or love of Christ Horns............................The Resurrection Hourglass........................Swiftness of time Hand of God Chopping.............Sudden Death Hourglass with wings.............Time flying, short life Imps.............................Mortality Ivy..............................Friendship and Immortality Lamb.............................Innocence Laurel...........................Fame or Victory Lily or lily of Valley...........Emblem of Innocence and purity Morning glory....................Beginning of life Oak leaves & acorn...............Maturity, and ripe old age Palm branches....................Signifies Victory and rejoicing Picks & Shovels..................Mortality Poppy............................Sleep Portals..........................Passageway to eternal life Rings broken.....................family circle severed Rose bud.........................Morning of life, renewal of life Rose fully opened................Prime of life Roses............................Brevity of earthly life Shells...........................Pilgrimage of life Stars & stripes on eagle.........Eternal vigilance liberty Thistles.........................Rememberance Tombs............................Mortality Torch Inverted...................Life extinct Tree Stump with ivy..............Head of family Immortality Trees............................Life Trumpeters.......................Heralds of the resurrection Urn with Blaze...................Undying friendship Urn with wreath/crepe............Mourning Weeping willow...................Emblem of sorrow Wheat sheaf......................Ripe for harvest, divine harvest, time Willows..........................Earthly sorrow Winged Effigies..................Flight of the soulThanks to: mindream@satx.rr.com Back to CEMETERY INDEX Back to BROOKLYN Page Main