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Burhardt family tombstone, Ross cemetery, state of 2015, photo autorzy karty, Public domain
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Signature from the tombstone of the Burhardt family, Ross cemetery, as of 2015, photo autorzy karty, Public domain
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Burhardt family tombstone

Vilnius | Lithuania
lit. Vilnius

Rossa Cemetery in Vilnius

Burhardt family tombstone, Ross cemetery, state of 2015

Signature from the tombstone of the Burhardt family, Ross cemetery, as of 2015

ID: NGR-005402-P

Burhardt family tombstone

Vilnius | Lithuania
lit. Vilnius

Burial place originally marked by a cross on a three-stage plinth and two-stage base. First step of plinth with moulded upper edges. On the front left side an engraved signature. The second step of the plinth tapering upwards, the moulding transitions to the third, wider step of the plinth. On the second step of the pedestal from the front, a frame, in it four plaques, on three of them relief inscriptions (2, 3, 4). On the third step of the pedestal in front a panel with quarter-circle chamfered corners, in it a relief inscription (1). The tombstone enclosed by a fence common to monuments Nos. 82, 84, 85.

Inscription:

1. GROBY RODZINY / BURHARDTÓW //.
2. Tu spoczywa / S. P. / HENRYK / BURHARDT / ur. 1863 + 1882 r. / VI/24. //.
3. S. P. / ALEKSANDER / BURHARDT / +18 XI/17 94 R. / LAT 84. //.
4. S. P. / KAMILLA / Z WOJNICKICH / BURHARDT / +19 II/23 04 R. / LAT 78. //.

Time of origin:

ca. 1894

Lokalizacja nagrobka:

Sector number 3a (Old Rossa) Tomb number 83

Dimensions:

241 x 122 x 89 cm

Additional dimensions:

fencing: 30 x 160 x 220

Materials:

coloured magmatic rocks (granite, syenite and others), concrete/jewel concrete, metal

Additional Information about materials:

granite plinth on concrete base, granite inscription field, concrete and iron alloy fence

Ceator's signature:

Juliusz Łabanowski //.

Creator:

Juliusz Labanowski(preview)

Additional information:

Signature in italics. Inscription lines 1, 3, 4, 5 in italics. Time of creation determined hypothetically on the basis of form and life dates. In Wacław Wejtka's card file, under the letter Bo, card number 380, dated 1936. According to the file, the old location of the gravestone is sector "A2, row III, from the entrance to the boundary line A-A1, N4". Next to the description of the gravestone the annotation: 'main monument in tombs N 1,2,3,4,5'. Attached to the card is a family tree made by Wacław Wejtke "on the basis of (A Włodarski) given to me by Dr Stefan Burhardt". In Waclaw Wejtke's card file, under Bo, card number 381, dated 1936 (tombstone of Henryk Burhardt). According to the file, the old location of the gravestone is sector "A2, row III, from the entrance to the boundary line A-A1, N5". Next to the description of the tombstone a note: "on a cement grave. Tin plaque with inscription. Fence shared with Burhardt family graves". The inscription: S + P / Henryk / Burhardt / Died 27. XII. 1929 / at the age of 42 / Thy will be done //. Henryk Burhardt was a teacher at the Zygmunt August Gymnasium in Vilnius. In Wacław Wejtka's card file, under the letter Bo, card no. 382, dated 1936 (gravestone of Jan Burhardt). According to the file, the old location of the gravestone is sector "A2, row III, from the entrance to the boundary line A-A1, N2". Next to the description of the tombstone annotation: 'wooden cross with metal plaque: see Burhardt family graves'. On the plate the inscription: S + P / Jas / Burhardt / Died 18 August 1928 //. In Wacław Wejtka's card file, under the letter Bo, card no. 383, dated 1936 (tombstone of Seweryn Burhardt). According to the file, the old location of the gravestone is sector "A2, row III, from the entrance to the boundary line A-A1, N1". Next to the description of the gravestone, an annotation: 'wooden cross, inscription on tin plate, fence made of iron bars, see Burhardt family graves'. On the plate the inscription: Ś. P / Seweryn / Burhardt / former officer of the Armies. Pol. / Fought for independence / Died 27. VII. 1927 aged 35 / Asks for a Hail Mary //.

State of preservation:

mosses, lichens, cracks, cavities, non-maintained finial

Bibliography:

„Cmentarz na Rossie w Wilnie, badania inwentaryzacyjne”, katalog on-line, opr. Anna Sylwia Czyż i Bartłomiej Gutowski, dostęp on-line http://cmentarznarossie.uksw.edu.pl/.
Strona internetowa Społecznego Komitetu Opieki nad Starą Rossą, http://www.rossa.lt.

Keywords:

cross (on a plinth)

Date of documentation:

2015

Publikacja:

09.07.2022

Author of the documentation sheet:

Izabella Niemira, Justyna Horoch, Pawel Włodarski

Development / approval of the documentation sheet:

Bartłomiej Gutowski, dr hab. Anna Sylwia Czyż, prof. ucz.

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