Print of the Day - The Hourglass

The Hourglass - It's a simple shot, evidence of the durability of slate as a material used in gravestones back in the Georgian day, and now coming back into fashion. It is generally resistant to the weather and to the many pollutants in our atmosphere. The carvings can be very detailed, but the only problem, should you consider it a problem, is that it does not accept the same high polish, nor does it have the same brightness of colour as marble or granite does.
This one stone taken in Old North End Burying Ground, Ipswich, Ma., dates from the late 17th Century.