colonialconnecticutgravestones: Brownstone grave marker for Anne May dated 1775 carved by Peter Buck

colonialconnecticutgravestones:

Brownstone grave marker for Anne May dated 1775 carved by Peter Buckland of Manchester.  While most brownstone in Connecticut was quarried from the Chatham/Portland Quarries, Peter and his brother William Buckland owned a Brownstone Quarry in Manchester (Buckland Quarry) which was a redder and more durable stone than the Portland brownstone.  Buckland Quarried Brownstone was used for building and some carvers including Thatcher Lathrop and Daniel Ritter used it for gravestones.  The Bucklands also often used Bolton Schist for stones as well.  One can see some influence in much of the Buckland Brothers work from Gershom Bartlett, look at the nose and eyes on this stone for example,.  Both brothers apprenticed with Bartlett early in their career.  This stone along with many other Buckland stones of both Brownstone and Schist is located in the Weathersfield Village Cemetery, Weathersfield CT.