Anchors

The anchor typically symbolizes hope and often served as a symbol of Christ and his anchoring influence on the lives of Christians. In seaside areas, the anchor also served as a symbol for seamanship and usually marked the grave of a dedicated seaman.

Anchors

Women with hand held up with Anchor, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA

Anchor on top of a gravestone with profile faces, Forest Lawn, Buffalo ,NY

Women with hand over heart while holding an anchor. Forest Lawn, Buffalo NY

Anchors

The anchor typically symbolizes hope and often served as a symbol for Christ

Here the anchor is with the cross and a heart.

Here the Anchor is across the cross.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Lewes, DE

This anchor is on a White Bronze Memorial.

Riverview, Trenton NJ

Figures with Anchors

Women with hand over heart while holding an anchor, Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN

Well Worn women holding her hand/finger to heaven while holding an anchor, Green-Wood, Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Women with hand held high (possibly missing a sword?) while holding an anchor with the other hand. Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, NJ

Women with hand and finger pointing up along with anchor, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Women with an anchor in front, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY

Women with hand and finger pointing up along with anchor, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA

Women with hand and finger pointing up along with anchor, Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, NJ

Women with an anchor in front, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY

Women with hand and finger pointing up along with anchor, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

This symbol contains a bird (most likely an Eagle), an orb, and an anchor. Harleigh Cemetery, Camden

Women with an anchor in front, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY

Art in the Graveyard by Mary A. Malinconico

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Art in the Graveyard, Symbols, Gravestones, Angels, Historic Cemeteries, symbols from in graveyards, symbols from in cemeteries, photography

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