{"id":2944,"date":"2026-01-06T00:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cemeteryscribes.com\/blog\/?p=2944"},"modified":"2026-01-06T23:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:03:01","slug":"tombstone-symbols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cemeteryscribes.com\/blog\/tombstone-symbols\/","title":{"rendered":"Tombstone Symbols"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tombstone symbols and their meaning can be found in a number of articles both on our blog and many other websites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This particular one is more unusual in as much as it represents a charity that the deceased had supported and donated to, The Hand in Hand Asylum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saul Henry Lorie<\/a> donated a considerable amount to the charity according to his obituary. His brother Moses Aaron Lorie copied and decorated a Memorbuch which was presented to The Hand in Hand Asylum by Saul. For full details see Sotheby’s Auction details here<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hand in Hand Asylum for decayed tradesmen was founded in 1840 at 23 Well Street. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on tombstone symbols see:

Cohen Hands <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Levi pitcher and water <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fish symbols <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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