Tomb of Alexander Schoenfeld and [An]toni [Jani]szewski, Na Rossa cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013, photo autorzy karty, Public domain
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Fragment of the tomb of Alexander Schoenfeld and [An]toni [Jani]szewski, Na Rossie cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013, photo autorzy karty, Public domain
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ID: NGR-008519-P

Tomb of Alexander Schoenfeld and [An]toni [Jani]szewski

Vilnius | Lithuania
lit. Vilnius

Rossa Cemetery in Vilnius

Fragment of the tomb of Alexander Schoenfeld and [An]toni [Jani]szewski, Na Rossie cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013

ID: NGR-008519-P

Tomb of Alexander Schoenfeld and [An]toni [Jani]szewski

Vilnius | Lithuania
lit. Vilnius

An earth tomb on a rectangular plan framed by a band passing at the head into a cross on a wall with an uplift. Cross made of metal pipes, knocked down, preserved in the vicinity of the tombstone. The uplift of the wall framed by triangular buttresses. On the front a plaque with a ritual inscription, partly unpreserved. On the band seven two-stepped pedestals connected by doubled iron bars, on the front left originally with a chain, below an engraved signature. Inside the quatrefoil a cast-iron inscription plaque relating to the burial of Alexander Schoenfeld is preserved.

Inscription:

1) [Ś. +] P. / [AN]TONI / [JANI]SZEWSKI / ZM. 20 MAJA 1931 R. / W WIEKU LAT 71. / POKÓJ JEGO DUSZY. //.
2) S + P. / ALEKSANDER / SCHOENFELD / [=] //.

Time of origin:

ca. 1933

Lokalizacja nagrobka:

Sector number 12d (Old Rossa) Tomb number 78

Dimensions:

178 x 200 x 213 cm

Additional dimensions:

inscription plaque: 13x29x1; cross: 32x19x3

Materials:

concrete/jewel concrete, zinc/zinc alloys, cast iron

Ceator's signature:

R. BIKNER

Creator:

Rudolf Bikner

Additional information:

According to the file of Wacław Wejtka (card no. 78), referring to Antoni Łazarewicz, the tombstone of Alexander Schoenfeld was "very beautiful in the shape of a column made of granite, decorated with sculpture and metal wreaths. On the front a photograph with an effigy of a face in gilded metal frames." The photograph depicted "a young man with very sympathetic and noble facial features, exquisitely executed". On the tombstone was a plaque with the inscription: Schönfeld / Alexander / b. 1861 d. 1889 / Rest his soul //.

State of preservation:

cracks, fragmented structure, cavities, inscription illegible/not preserved

Keywords:

tomb, headband, board

Date of documentation:

2013

Author of the documentation sheet:

Monika Krzepińska, Dominika Macios

Development / approval of the documentation sheet:

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

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