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Description View of gravestone of David Taylor, 1770. Digital image of AN 6557.
Date c. 1990
Collection Papers of Betty Willsher, historian, St Andrews, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 794792
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AN 6557
Scope and Content Gravestone of David Taylor, Arbroath Abbey Churchyard, Angus This gravestone features a large winged soul at the top, and emblem of the soul of the deceased ascending to Heaven. This is placed between scrolling ribbons and foliage. The roundel in the centre of the stone is filled with a design showing the tools of the brewer's/maltman's trade: crossed brush, fire shovel and mash oar. The design of the border of the circle resembles flames. Scottish gravestones feature a wealth of imagery and symbolic devices which represent trade emblems, symbols of death and resurrection, and Biblical scenes. They offer a fascinating insight into how our ancestors saw themselves and how they wanted to be remembered, as well as providing a store of information for people interested in family or local history, and folk art. This gravestone commemorates David Taylor, who died in 1776. It is inscribed (on the rear): 'In Memory of David Taylor/Brewer in Barngreen who died/22nd June 1776 aged 45/years. Husband of Hellen Smith'. The lower part of the main face has been lost due to weathering. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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