Christian monuments in England and Wales : an historical and descriptive sketch of the various classes of sepulchral monuments which have been in use in this country from about the era of the Norman conquest to the time of Edward the Fourth (1854)
Boutell, Charles, 1812-1877 · London : G. Bell · leaf 117
93 IN ENGLAND AND WALES. Shears, as has been already stated, are commonly found depicted upon monumental slabs, particularly in the northern counties. At Newbigging is a fragment of a slab bearing, with a cross, a pair of shears, without any other symbol or device. At Greystoke in … cad. 1300. Monumental Slab, Slab, Dearhara Newbigging. Cumberland another good example has recently been discovered. At Dearham, in the same county, the shears are introduced upon a slab which is richly ornamented with flowing foliage, and bears a cross of very elegant design ; and with the shears…
Sepulchral monuments
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