Subject: Sepulchral monuments

Carte-de-visite photograph depicting an American-Jewish stone engraver. The Hebrew inscription on the headstone reads: "For the child, young in days, Tzvi son of Yom-Tov, born 1855 and died 1861…". The plinth below contains an additional engraving in English and Hebrew: "Union Field Cem[etery], Cong[regation] Rodeph Sholom Ansche Chesed." Union Field Cemetery was jointly operated by Congregations Ansche Chesed and Rodeph Sholom. Albumen print. 4 x 2.5 inches. Date of photograph is estimated to be circa 1860 based on the death date on the headstone.

Manuscript copy of the inscription on the 1728 tombstone of Moses Levy, one of the earliest Jewish settlers in New York City. The manuscript, created circa 1860-1870, replicates the original inscription's lettering and form. The copy is a beautifully executed work, suggesting a learned creator.