The winged hourglass is a literal symbol of the swift passage of time and reminds the living you may not get all the sand in the glass you think you might. From the gravestone of John (d. 1736, age 8) and Thomas (d. 1737, age 12) Tawley, Old Burial Hill, Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Color shown: Black Plague

Piece measures: 4 inches long by 2 inches high

Please note: each piece is made to order and has a two-week production time.

Gravestone Girls create art pieces from the faces of original New England gravestones and have been working with the history and symbolism of cemeteries for more than 30 years.  Lifelong Massachusetts residents, they have spent many hours in graveyards all over the world.  Gravestone Girls' mission is to "Keep Our Dead Alive" through educational lectures, tours, classes and creation of tombstone replicas.  Annually, they work with many institutions nationwide, raising cemetery awareness and teaching citizens what history lies buried under their feet.

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