It is no secret that old Pa Pitt loves zinc monuments. They were made for a relatively short time, and they have pickled and preserved the popular taste of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. Moreover, the monument dealers’ extravagant promises really were true: well over a century after it was installed, this monument looks almost brand new.

The better grade of cemeteries objected to zinc monuments as cheap and tasteless, and this is a good example of what they objected to. Instead of using metal as a medium with its own properties, this is a direct imitation of stone, and therefore comes across as a cheap substitute for stone.

MRS. A. CHRISTIE,
WIFE OF
ISAIAH ROBB CHRISTIE,
BORN 1840,
DIED
AUGUST 27, 1902.

Although the monument has panels on all four sides, only one was ever inscribed; the others are stock inserts. Perhaps Isaiah remarried and is buried with his second wife somewhere else.