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 soul


 
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