Grave Matters: Cherubs pt. 2

Pictured here are two more examples of Cherubim, one from a cemetery on the Central Coast of California, and the other from a cemetery near Olympia, Washington. In this case, both are seen standing, with one on clouds, and the other with small branch behind the leg to provide stability to the statue, and both were carved as female figures in downward gaze with a small bouquet of flowers carried in the right hand, while with the left they scatter the blossoms over the grave of the person. In some cases the flowers in the bouquets are either roses or lily and represent the purity and innocence of the person interred below.