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A winged human figure carved as a monument or in relief.
Also known as: Cemetery angel, Weeping angel, Angel statue on a grave
A winged human figure. The most common large monument sculpture in Victorian cemeteries, and one whose posture carries most of the information: pointing upward, weeping over the stone, or standing in guard are three distinct conventional treatments.
Posture is conventionally distinguished: a hand or trumpet raised toward heaven, a figure draped weeping over the monument, or a standing figure with folded wings guarding the grave. These are recognised treatments rather than a fixed code.
Frequently supplied from monumental catalogues in a small number of standard poses, so a particular angel's posture may reflect the mason's stock rather than a family's choice.
As with most Victorian monument motifs, availability explains a good deal of what is on the ground.
A standing or kneeling human figure in long robes with a large feathered wing rising from each shoulder, carved in the round or in relief.