Marie Elizabeth Weiss

Marie Elizabeth Weiss was born in 1820 and died in 1879. Her grave stone has a excellent of a hand pointed upwards as a symbol for the reward for the righteous and conformation of life after death. Hands are frequently used as a gravestone motifs; the hand pointed down words symbolizes mortality sudden death, The handshake, farewell to earthly existence hands clasped (frequently found on a stone for husband and wife) eternal devotion of the couple. It is interesting to note that buttons were an indication of wealth in early days. If a button appear on the blouse, shirt or vest depicted on a tombstone, It might tell something of the social status of the individual or indicate his or her social pretension

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