#john walden

Here is a fine signed urn and willow stone by John Walden Jr. of Windham (Now Scotland) Connecticut.  This marker features urn branches draped over a willow, this style of gravestone imagery became very popular during the neoclassical era, becoming prominent during the 1790′s and 1800′s,  almost completely replacing the old religious designs of winged cherubs and souls by 1820.  This stone features a thin lined border with fanned curtains on the bottom.  John Walden Sr was a gravestone carver who imitated the dominant Manning style, popular in much of eastern Connecticut.  His son would become a carver by 1800, and carved the marble urn marker for his father in Scotland, as well as many other markers spread through Windham and New London County Connecticut This marker is located in the Center Cemetery in Windham Connecticut.

A Signed grave marker carved by John Walden of Windham ( Now Scotland ) Connecticut.  Note the classic cherub is flanked by a willow on the left, and an urn on the right, a mesh of old religious iconography and the now emerging neoclassical imagery.  The borders are a fine assortment of clover vines, and waves on the top.  John Walden was a gravestone carver who imitated the dominant Manning style, popular in much of eastern Connecticut.  Walden was popular in his hometown of Scotland, as well as in the towns of Canterbury, Sprague and Hampton among others.  This marker is located in the Oak Street Cemetery in Norwich Connecticut

QAC UP-CLOSE: Kent Island Library Tour. Fred McNeil interviews John Walden on part 2 of the QAC Free Library Tour. On this episode we learn more about the Kent Island Branch.