HERE LIES Ye BODY OF Mrs DESIER COWING Ye WIFE OF Mr JOHN COWING WHO DEC'D FEBry Ye 8th 1723/4 IN Ye 40th YEAR OF HER AGE
This is the oldest gravestone in the Provincetown old burying ground. The round winged skull and scroll border are carved in the style of Nathaniel Emmes of Boston.