View of gravestone commemorating James Lawson 1728 in Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh. The stone has a scrolled broken pediment with a central putto face with two skulls on the corners of the stone, a ...
SC 2235137
Description View of gravestone commemorating James Lawson 1728 in Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh. The stone has a scrolled broken pediment with a central putto face with two skulls on the corners of the stone, and border of ribbands tied around crossed bones, an hourglass, scythe and pick, (the emblems of death), and a central cartouche holds the emblems of a mason.
Date 1987
Collection Papers of Betty Willsher, historian, St Andrews, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 2235137
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 34520
Scope and Content Gravestone commemorating James Lawson, New Calton burial ground, Edinburgh This gravestone commemorates James Lawson, a wright, who died in 1726 aged 48. Surmounting the stone, the winged cherub signifies the soul's ascent to heaven. Within the cartouche above the inscription are tools of the wright's trade, a pair of compasses and a level. Emblems of death and mortality flank the inscription panel. In the 17th century, Calton became the focus for a number of artisans and craftsmen attracted by its closeness to Edinburgh and the freedom from the city's various trade Incorporations. Many craftsmen are buried in the two cemeteries on Calton Hill. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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