A particularly tasteful monument from 1924. The classical form might be almost severe, but the lettering gives us a hint of Art Deco, and the bronze angel seems very inviting. “Major McCandless likes it on the other side,” the angel seems to say. “I think you will, too.”
A grand classical pillar for David Stockton, who died in 1858, and his family. Although age has softened the edges, the inscription was deep enough that it is still quite legible. Observant viewers will note the moon in the upper right corner of the picture.
The monument was put up in 1876; the sculpture was by Fred Meyer, a local artist. It is difficult to form an opinion of its artistic merit today, since the years have considerably softened its features; but Father Pitt is inclined to say that it is not a work of the first quality. In its setting, however, surrounded as it is by the regimented gravestones of the men who served in the war, it is as evocative and picturesque as anyone could desire.
Here again is our favorite flower-strewing mourner, the most common cemetery sculpture in Pittsburgh. This is very similar (though not quite identical) to the Heck monument in the Sewickley cemetery. The lily in our mourner’s hand is distinctive and, when her hands are present, instantly identifies her.
With a gathering of crows.
