Lunette - Nathaniel Hodgekins LbNA #33107
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Add Location| Owner: | N/A |
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| Plant date: | Jul 16, 2007 |
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| City: | Hampton |
| County: | Windham |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Nomad Indian Saint
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| Found by: | yakkman |
| Last found: | Oct 15, 2016 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFaa |
| Last edited: | Jul 16, 2007 |
Have you ever marveled at the 18 and early 19th century headstones of our ancestors? The colonial burying grounds of New England represent some of the most wondrous carvings and are treasure troves of information and beauty of many kinds. The stones are the “persisting symbols of an art form that is largely indigenous, that reached a high level of abstract complexity and beauty that died away in an amazingly short period of time.”
The term lunette is referred to as the top central area of the stone, the area containing the cherub. Nathaniel Hodgekins was born in Windham, CT, but lived in Hampton, CT. The stones he carved have a classical face with the face margins curving gracefully to the base. He used large ivy like leaves in the border panels and lunettes. At first his glance his stones may appear to be difficult to distinguish from the work of another carver, Elijah Sikes, but if you go to Hampton where his work may be seen in abundance, it becomes evident that he used a much more delicate design and his cherubim lack the boldness and strength of Sikes’ stones.
North Burying Ground – Hammond Hill - Hampton, CT
From the flagpole on top of the hill – due west 19 steps to John Fuller – this is a Hodgekins’ carving. Walk 25 to 30 degrees to champion pine – left side under boulder.
The term lunette is referred to as the top central area of the stone, the area containing the cherub. Nathaniel Hodgekins was born in Windham, CT, but lived in Hampton, CT. The stones he carved have a classical face with the face margins curving gracefully to the base. He used large ivy like leaves in the border panels and lunettes. At first his glance his stones may appear to be difficult to distinguish from the work of another carver, Elijah Sikes, but if you go to Hampton where his work may be seen in abundance, it becomes evident that he used a much more delicate design and his cherubim lack the boldness and strength of Sikes’ stones.
North Burying Ground – Hammond Hill - Hampton, CT
From the flagpole on top of the hill – due west 19 steps to John Fuller – this is a Hodgekins’ carving. Walk 25 to 30 degrees to champion pine – left side under boulder.