1730's Lamson Death Head Plaster Casting
Original price
$49.50
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Original price
$54.50
Original price
$49.50
$49.50
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$54.50
Current price
$49.50
1730's Lamson Death Head Plaster Casting
David Gillespie
Cast from a carving that David has done completely by hand in slate of a Lamson stone. The original is from 1730 and is identical to the original.
This is a Plaster Casting of a piece of SLATE carved entirely by hand with a chisel and mallet, in the 18th Century Manner -by- J. David Gillespie, Stone Cutter, of So. Carolina. It is a reproduction of an Original Tombstone carved by the Lamson Family of Charlestown, MA in 1730.
- 20” x 8” x 1”
- Wall hanger on the reverse, or can be displayed by sitting upright flat
- Choose from slate grey and distressed white. Slate grey looks just like slate!
David's has been carving slate gravestones since 2003. Having been trained person to person he has gained commissions as far North as Connecticut and as far South as Edisto Island South Carolina. He has been commissioned for stones to go into Historic, Private and Modern Cemeteries. He has been commissioned for works in Municipalities, The Congressional Cemetery in Washington DC, and Drayton Hall Plantation, Charleston SC.