Mather once said that his ancestors were the kind of people who, on arriving in this country, "fell upon their knees and then upon the aborigines." I wish I came up with that line . . .
Friday, March 23, 2012
Mather Pew End
Mather once said that his ancestors were the kind of people who, on arriving in this country, "fell upon their knees and then upon the aborigines." I wish I came up with that line . . .
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Another amazing wood carvings. Yes, they certainly were biggies...don't know how much I appreciate the quote, tho.
I like this one very much!
Wow, this Chapel is full with wonderful wood carvings! Thank you Jack for showing these.
i wouldn't mind sitting in william mather's pew.
This is a truly amazing chapel. Please do not stop showing us more!
I have a question, do only firemen sit in the firemen pews, soldiers and sailors in their pew and the Mather's...
These carving are simply incredible, Jack! Thank you so much for sharing this chapel with us! And, as for the quote, I love it! Unfortunately, it's also true! Gotta hand it to the Mathers!! Enjoy your weekend!
Sylvia
Again, gorgeous!
Beautiful carving. Interesting post. I'm actually a descendent of Timothy Mather...one of Richard's 5 sons. I checked out the link on Richard. I found it somewhat amusing that 4 of the boys were sent to Harvard to continue studies, but Timothy was apprenticed out as a farmer.
Another terrific one!
The way you composed this I thought it was next to the pulpit.
Now the question is, would you rather read Richard, Increase or Cotton Mather? Or would you rather not read any Mather for that matter? At this late day, I don't think it matters at all which Mather you'd rather read.
Keep these carvings coming Jack! I love them.
This is so unique, would never expect to see it in a church!
God bless you!
Cezar
These are really getting better and better. But I think the fire and brimstone is my fave so far. :)
Sweet piece.
The carvings in this church are just amazing Jack and not only the pew finials. I often think i would have liked to live in times gone by, but in all honesty I think it would have been way too hard!
What an unusual little carving to find. Hoping to get to our Trinity College again soon to see the carvings by Grinling Gibbons. Have a good weekend.
Gorgeous! Have a nice day!
I know about the Mathers because a character in some book I read when I was much younger bore this name...
I remember learning about the Mathers in history class. Interesting quote.
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