Keywords: batcombe indoor drawing ancient picture frame The inscription has sadly flaked away, but I think the name might be Frances, Wife of Andrew Buckler. No date legible. From the spelling "NEARE THIS PLACE..." and "BODIE", probably 17th century. Traces of paint still on the lily ornamentation. Edited to add: According to dorset-ancestors.com/?p=1456 the memorial is to "Frances (Minterne), wife of Andrew Buckler (1648)" The inscription has sadly flaked away, but I think the name might be Frances, Wife of Andrew Buckler. No date legible. From the spelling "NEARE THIS PLACE..." and "BODIE", probably 17th century. Traces of paint still on the lily ornamentation. Edited to add: According to dorset-ancestors.com/?p=1456 the memorial is to "Frances (Minterne), wife of Andrew Buckler (1648)" |