Tombstone of Katarzyna Rokicka from the Ross Cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013., photo autorzy karty, Public domain
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Fragment of Catherine Rokicka's gravestone from the Ross Cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013., photo autorzy karty, Public domain
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Tombstone of Katarzyna Rokicka from the Ross Cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013., photo autorzy karty, Public domain
Licencja: , Źródło: cmentarznarossie.uksw.edu.pl

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ID: NGR-011607-P

Tombstone of Katarzyna Rokicka

Vilnius | Lithuania

Rossa Cemetery in Vilnius

Tombstone of Katarzyna Rokicka from the Ross Cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013.

Fragment of Catherine Rokicka's gravestone from the Ross Cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013.

ID: NGR-011607-P

Tombstone of Katarzyna Rokicka

Vilnius | Lithuania

Burial place marked by a cross on a two-stage plinth and base. Cross on moulded plinth with chamfered edges. At the intersection of the arms the mount is visible after the figure of Christ. The first step of the plinth with moulded upper edges. Laurel wreath carved on the front, engraved signature in the lower right corner. The second step of the plinth tapering towards the top. On the front a panel enclosed by an arch carved into a donkey's back with an engraved inscription. The whole, together with gravestone no. 22, enclosed by a fence consisting of 8 cylindrical pedestals originally connected by a cast iron bar.

Inscription:

S. P. / KATARZYNA / ROKICKA / żyła lat 85 / um. 26 Pazdz. / 1888 r. / Wieczny Jej pokój //.

Related persons:

Katarzyna Rokicka

Time of origin:

ca.1889-1992

Lokalizacja nagrobka:

Sector number 18a (Old Rossa) Tomb number 21

Dimensions:

200 x 71 x 58 cm

Materials:

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

Additional Information about materials:

gravestone marked by a cross in dark granite, granite pedestal, concrete base, inscription engraved in granite, fence of granite pedestals joined by a cast iron bar

Ceator's signature:

Sobolewski //.

Creator:

Bolesław Sobolewski (zakład kamieniarski; Wilno)(preview)

Additional information:

Inscription lines 4, 5, 6, 7 in italics. Unpreserved cast iron fence elements.

State of preservation:

mosses, lichens

Comments on the state of preservation and visible restoration:

Non-preserved cast iron fence elements. In the cross you can see the fixtures left by the statue of Christ

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/.

Keywords:

cross (on a plinth), plinth (type of tombstone)

Date of documentation:

2013

Publikacja:

23.08.2022

Author of the documentation sheet:

Katarzyna Jachimowicz, Magdalena Oleszak

Development / approval of the documentation sheet:

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

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