Day 20 of #31daysofgraves: Fire. The inverted torch (the "snuffing out of life") was a common motif in 19th c US cemeteries. The example on the left is from Vine Lake Cemetery in Medfield, Massachusetts. I would argue the motif on the right, from Assistens Kirkegård in Copenhagen, is a similar take.

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#31daysofgraves No 20 fire epigraph in memory of a blacksmith's life. My sledge and hammer both declined, My bellows they have lost the wind, My fire extinct, my forge decayed, And in the dust my vice is laid. My coals have spent, my iron gone, Luke Ralph, Blacksmith who died aged 49 Settle

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#31DaysOfGraves Day 20: fire James Braidwood established principles of fire-fighting that are still applied today. Regrettably, I didn't spot his grave when I visited Abney Park cemetery earlier this year. The trust has restored his grave. Info: share.google/auSYD59D3kRL...

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#31DaysofGraves - Day 20 - Fire Stonington Cemetery, Stonington, Connecticut, USA Charles H. Phelps was “lost in the Steamer Lexington on the night of Jan. 13, 1840, when she was destroyed by Fire, on Long Island Sound.” There were only four survivors. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexingt...

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#31DaysOfGraves Day 20 - Fire: Flames from urns and torches aren't uncommon, but this one looks like it's going to lead to a serious conflagration 🔥. I love the leaves on the urn. Erected by Maria Cousins to her husband Walter, d.1852, aged 50, at the United American Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH.

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