Tag: Allegorical Figures

  • B. F. Jones Monument, Allegheny Cemetery

    This monument actually marks an underground mausoleum, which sounds like a wonderful opportunity for a setting in a Gothic novel. Benjamin Franklin Jones was the Jones of Jones & Laughlin. This monument was put up in 1897, six years before Jones died, so he was able, like a pharaoh, to supervise the construction of his final resting place.

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  • Mary L. Lippincott Monument in Allegheny Cemetery

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    The sculptor, Isaac Broome, was very well regarded in his day (this monument dates from 1867), and his works may be found in a number of American museums. Old Pa Pitt is not sure what the wand represents, and would be delighted if someone would enlighten him.

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  • Graver Monument in Allegheny Cemetery

       

    A fine sculpture from 1887 that looks as fresh now as it did when it was put up.