tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174500248007336079.post4972849045600375258..comments2024-01-06T18:56:53.990-05:00Comments on Gravestoned: “Adgyfodiad mawr”Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519895209103937190noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174500248007336079.post-85521945897139805372011-12-04T20:23:48.935-05:002011-12-04T20:23:48.935-05:00You might have something there, Chris. Although I ...You might have something there, Chris. Although I would expect five leaves if it's a buckeye, the buckeye fruit is bumpy--and maybe that's what the dimples in the carving are meant to represent.<br /><br />Didn't notice whether there were any buckeye trees at the cemetery, but of course there are plenty of them here in Ohio!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519895209103937190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174500248007336079.post-59580368623282448162011-12-04T13:00:11.405-05:002011-12-04T13:00:11.405-05:00Hi Amy,
Maybe the leaves are some type of chestnu...Hi Amy,<br /><br />Maybe the leaves are some type of chestnut (buckeye?), but then they would have more leaves, I guess. Except for the serrated edges of the leaves, which are not depicted in the carving, they look like leaves of this type. Compare with the following image:<br /><br />http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Horse_chestnut_(PSF).png<br /><br />I also found this grave in MA that has leaves (or at least leaflike shapes) arranged similarly with a smaller version of the same in a circle (as opposed to the half circle on Margaret's grave above):<br /><br />http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qj5Rp5kii5g/TnKZ6eH_ilI/AAAAAAAAFrc/fE9vqao8gt4/s1600/16532415_124316734484%255B1%255D.jpg<br /><br />I have no idea in either case what the symbolism might be. Does the Radnor Cemetery have Buckeye trees on its grounds? Or is there possibly some other meaning for chestnut trees/leaves?Chrisnoreply@blogger.com