Baby Perry Headstone

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Baby Perry Headstone

Entry/Object ID

NU 2025.1

Description

A partial wooden headstone, for a Baby Perry. The wood is vaguely triangular, and is wider at the top and tapers to a point at the bottom. There is a raised inscription at the top.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920 - circa 1929

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

At the top of the headstone

Transcription

BABY PERRY DIED, JAN,17, 192

Language

English

Material/Technique

Carved

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Headstone

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tombstone

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Funerary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

9-1/2 in

Depth

3/4 in

Length

35 in

Material

Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair