This typeface was inspired by the lettering on the gravestones at Boston's Old Granary Burial Ground, specifically a stone with the name Sargent inscribed.

Some taming had to be done to many of the letterforms to create a cohesive alphabet.

Similar to the process with my Meatland typeface, I was not aiming to re-construct the letters exactly, but to capture the feel of an old colonial gravestone.

The original stone