The weathered face of this mourner looks all the more contemplative for the eroded vagueness of her features. The names of the various Pottses are inscribed on a broken column, a common metaphor for death in cemeteries. The various parts of the monument seem to have been ordered separately and with little regard for consistent style; we know from seeing her in other cemeteries that the flower-strewing mourner (whose hands always break off) was a standard catalogue item, and the classical column seems an odd match for the rustic base.
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The Face of the Potts Monument, Mount Lebanon Cemetery
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Potts Monument, Mount Lebanon Cemetery
A romantic broken column, with statue, in memory of Margaret, Fannie W., and Dr. James A. Potts.