As I wrote about last week, lambs often signify the grave of a baby or child. During my tour of Union Cemetery in Columbus, I found a number of lambs.
First, we had very traditional lambs, like this one for Emma Elizabeth Long.
Other memorials integrated the lamb as part of the engraving, rather than a separate piece. This is probably going to help with preservation in the future, as we have noted the tendency for lambs to lose their heads.
It may just be erosion, but Carrie Wiedemann’s lamb seems to still have some texture left.
This style of monument, where there is a small lip behind the lamb, seems like it might provide a little more protection, but in my experience it doesn’t seem to.
A Grave Concern 