Stories Carved in Stone
By Mary E. Gage &
James E. Gage
Published by
Description
Stories
Carved in Stone: The Story of the Dummer Family, the
This collection of art is composed of nine
pieces carved into stone. Each piece in the collection was both a piece of art
and a functional item. Four of the pieces were milestones that mark mileage
between cities, four pieces were doorstones which
served as formal steps into a house, and the ninth stone was a walkway stone
protecting the people from getting their feet mired in mud. Milestones, doorstones, and walkway stones were common items in
colonial
Stories Carved in Stone chronicles the history
of these nine carved stones from three different perspectives. The first
section delves into the first three generations of the Dummer
family of Newbury. The Dummer family was responsible
for commissioning the collection. The second section focuses on the artists who
carved the stones. Five of the eight artists involved were rural gravestone
carvers from
Table of Contents
PREFACE
THE DUMMER FAMILY OF
INTRODUCTION
THE FIRST GENERATION
THE SECOND GENERATION
THE THIRD GENERATION
THE
INTRODUCTION
JOHN HARTSHORN (1650 � 1738)
ROBERT MULLICKEN, SR. (1668 - 1741)
ROBERT MULLICKEN, JR.� (1688 - 1756)
JOHN MULLICKEN (1690 - 1737)
JOSEPH MULLICKEN (1704 - 1768)
THE NEWBURY CARVED
STONES
THE CARVED STONES OF THE DUMMER FARM
Introduction
1636 Doorstone
1640 Doorstone
1690 Doorstone
Mother�s Stone
Origins of the Designs
on the Mother�s Stone
Father�s Stone
THE MILESTONES IN NEWBURY
Introduction
Milestone 33
Milestone 34
Milestone 35
Milestone 36
Milestone 37
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
APPENDIX A - GRAVESTONES USED IN THIS STUDY
APPENDIX B - MOTHER�S
AND FATHER�S STONE CLUES
APPENDIX C - BURYING
GROUNDS
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