Moses N. Dunlap Tombstone3D Model
This relatively simple tombstone is unusual in that both sides appear to have been carved at different times and for different people. The side with a name on it is dedicated to Moses Nelson Dunlap (b. 1819, d. 1894), about whom I was able to find little information. The other side is somewhat remniscient of a Roman damnatio memoriae, with the name area appearing to have been chiseled off at some point. This side of the stone looks as though it was designed for a woman, with the rose at the top, and the simple horse and deer figures to the right and left below the rose. A couple of possibilities exist to explain this double-sided stone. It could be that the stone got reused, either with or without the previous dedicatee’s family’s knowledge and/or permission. Or it may be that the stone was a “factory second” that was discarded by the stonemason and later acquired relatively inexpensively by Mr. Nelson’s family. If you have other suggestions, I’d be interested to hear them.
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