pearce memorial

for those of you who live in the city, you know about Rosehill Cemetery. and you probably know about the Pearce Memorial. or rather, the woman in the box. she was originally buried in Lincoln Park Cemetery in the late 1850s. when the city got tired of having its dead being buried in the city century, they dug everyone up and moved them. Rosehill was the newest acquisition of the city to put people. and that's where Ms. Pearce and her 10-month-old daughter was moved.

from find a grave:
Birth: Jul., 1853
Death: May, 1854

Ten-month-old daughter of Frances Minette Pearce and H.O. Stone. She is buried with her mother, and is portrayed cuddled up to her in the white marble statue by Charles B. Ives on top of the tomb.

here is a picture of the memorial as it is today at Rosehill.

here is a picture of the same memorial as it was right after it was placed in Lincoln Park Cemetery, before the glass was placed around it.