Memorial Name Tattoo Generator
Design concepts for remembering someone by name
Find 500 design concepts for a memorial name tattoo, such as "Signature lifted from the last birthday card they sent", "Name with a sunrise and a sunset in place of the two dates" and "Names on stepping stones across a stream". Each idea is a short description in words to take to your tattoo artist, not a drawn design.
About this generator
A memorial tattoo usually starts with a name, and the design decisions are about what goes around it. Some people want the name alone, in the person's own handwriting. Others add the two dates, a bird, a birth flower or an object that belonged to the person. This page lists 500 of those ideas as short concepts in words. Where an entry says name, signature or initials, read it as the one you have in mind.
The list moves through handwriting and signatures, dates and Roman numerals, banners, scrolls and frames, wings, halos and night skies, birds and butterflies, flowers and trees, heartbeat lines and fingerprints, and keepsakes such as a teacup or a pocketknife. There are tributes for service members and first responders, for hobbies from fishing to quilting, and a gentle set for pets. About one idea in eight is a layout for more than one name, such as Names on stepping stones across a stream or Two names under one shared halo. Faith symbols such as a cross or a rosary sit beside plenty of ideas with no religious imagery.
Treat each entry as a brief to take to a tattoo artist, not a finished design. Read the spelling and the dates on the stencil twice before anything is inked.
Tips for choosing a name
- For a handwriting piece, find the clearest sample you can: a signature on a card, a recipe, a letter. Photograph it flat in good light, or scan it, so the strokes can be traced as they were written.
- Write the name and both dates on paper before the appointment, and have a second person read the stencil. Roman numerals deserve an extra look.
- With several names, decide the order first and pick a layout that gives each one the same weight, such as a row, a ring or a tree.
- One detail that was theirs, such as the flower they grew, the tool they used or the team they followed, usually says more than several general symbols in one piece.
- Ask how small the lettering can go on the spot you have chosen. Small lettering can blur as a tattoo ages, so a slightly larger name often stays readable for longer.
Frequently asked questions
What are some name memorial tattoo ideas?
The simplest ones use the person's own writing, such as "Their name in their own handwriting, from an old card". Others pair the name with a symbol, as in "Cardinal on a bare branch, script along the branch" or "Forget-me-nots circling the lettering", or with dates, as in "Name with both dates in Roman numerals beneath".
What are some memorial tattoo ideas for multiple names?
About one idea in eight on this page holds more than one name. Examples are "Names on stepping stones across a stream", "Two names under one shared halo" and "Tree with living names on branches, lost names in the roots". Rows, rings and trees work well because each name gets its own place.
Can a memorial tattoo use the person's real handwriting?
Yes. A tattoo artist can make a stencil from a clear photo or scan of the writing, so the strokes are tattooed as the person made them. Ideas such as "Signature from a recipe card, flour smudges and all" and "Grandma's cursive from the back of a photograph" are built on that. Pick a sample with open letters, because cramped writing is hard to keep readable at a small size.
Are these finished tattoo designs?
No. Each entry is a short concept in words. Take the ones you like to a tattoo artist, who can draw the design and tell you what will work at your size and placement. The list also has ideas for pets, such as "Paw print with the pet's name curved beneath".
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All 500 names
A: 15 names
- A best friend's handwriting from a note in your locker
- A brother's scrawl from a yearbook page
- A couple's names with an ampersand over their wedding year
- A cross in place of the letter t
- A friend's scribble from a concert ticket you both kept
- A single wing curving around their initial
- A sister's handwriting from a note passed in class
- Acoustic guitar with an inscription inlaid on the fretboard
- Anchor with an inscription along the shank
- Anchor with their ship's hull number and a monogram
- Apple tree from the backyard, initials on the swing seat
- Apron on a hook, embroidered in script
- Aster for a September birthday, name below
- Aunt's handwriting from the label on a jar of preserves
- Aurora ribbons with the name underneath
B: 33 names
- Badge outline with a black band, number and name below
- Ball of yarn unwinding into cursive
- Banner beneath a lantern, cursive lettering
- Barber's comb and scissors with the name between
- Bare winter tree with one leaf still on it, name below
- Baseball signed across the sweet spot in their hand
- Bee's dotted flight path looping under the name
- Beehive box with painted capitals on the front board
- Bicycle leaning on a wall, lettering on the frame
- Bird leaving an open cage, initials on the perch
- Bird silhouette on a telephone wire, name on the pole
B, continued
- Bird's nest with the letters woven into the twigs
- Birdhouse on a post, letters painted over the door
- Birds rising from a tree, a name under each one
- Birdwatcher's field guide, signed inside the cover
- Birth year followed by an infinity sign, initials beneath
- Bluebird on a fence wire, letters hanging below
- Bobber on the water with the letters in the ripples
- Bold traditional capitals with a black shadow
- Bone-shaped collar tag with the name stamped in
- Both parents' names on the two posts of a hammock
- Bouquet with one white bloom, their name on its stem
B, continued
- Bracelet band of beads, a letter on each bead
- Brass plates like a memorial wall, a name per plate
- Bread board with letters carved along the edge
- Bridge over a river with an inscription on the keystone
- Bud, bloom, leaf and bare twig in a row under the name
- Budgie on a perch, nickname on the swing
- Bugle with the first notes of Taps, name beneath
- Bunch of forget-me-nots, name on the string
- Bus route line with their stop marked by name
- Butterfly with cursive along the edge of one wing
- Button jar from the sewing shelf, initials on the lid
C: 30 names
- Calendar page showing their birthday, initial in the corner
- Calm sea with the name as the horizon line
- Camera with an inscription on the strap
- Cardinal at a snowy feeder, initials on the post
- Cardinal in red, the only color, name in black below
- Cardinal on a bare branch, script along the branch
- Carpenter's pencil and square, inscription on the pencil
- Carpenter's pencil capitals from a mark on the workbench
- Cassette tape labeled in marker, their handwriting
- Cast-iron skillet with an engraved handle
- Cat silhouette on a windowsill, name on the sill
- Cat's whiskers and nose in minimal line, name below
- Celtic cross with an inscription at its base
- Celtic knot heart with cursive beneath
- Chalk lettering like the writing on their classroom board
C, continued
- Challenge coin design with service years and inscription
- Cherry blossom branch, petals falling past the lettering
- Chrysanthemum for a November birthday, name below
- Church window outline with the name on the sill
- Clock face with a loved one's initial at each quarter hour
- Coffee cup with steam curling into script
- Collar with a bell and an engraved buckle
- Combat boots with an engraved tag in the laces
- Compass rose for a merchant mariner, script around the rim
- Compass with the needle pointing to their first letter
- Constellation with their initial on the brightest star
- Coordinates of the house they raised you in, initials above
- Crescent moon and star with the name beneath
- Crescent moon cradling the first letter
- Cursive on the ribs beneath the heart, kept private
D: 17 names
- Dad's sign-off from his letters home
- Daffodil for a March birthday, name beside it
- Dandelion seed carried upward past the last letter
- Dates in Morse code under plain script
- Dates in their own writing, copied from a form
- Dates in tiny type along the underline of the name
- Dates on the pages of an open book, initials on the spine
- Dates tucked into the stem of a flower beside the name
D, continued
- Deployment patch with the years served, name beneath
- Dog and owner in silhouette on a path, the dog's name below
- Dog's ears in fine line with the name between them
- Door plate with their house number and initials
- Dove in flight carrying a sprig, letters trailing behind
- Dove in one continuous line that ends in the name
- Doves in flight, a name trailing behind each one
- Dragonfly beside a pond lily, script on the water line
- Dragonfly hovering over the name
E: 5 names
- Each loved one's own autograph, stacked on the forearm
- Eagle feather with a leather wrap stamped with initials
- Empty chair at the table, name on the place card
- Endless knot with the name through the center
- Evening star over a rooftop, name along the roofline
F: 29 names
- Family tree with the lost names on fallen leaves below
- Favorite toy in outline with a stitched tag
- Feather and a sprig of rosemary laid under the name
- Feather quill finishing the last stroke of the signature
- Feathered wings across the shoulder blades, name between
- Fern frond curling around an initial
- Fiddle and bow crossed under the name
- Fine script over the heart, no symbols at all
- Fine-line drawing of their hands, name along the wrist
- Fine-line pet portrait with script below
- Fingerprint in the shape of a heart, script curved below
- Fire bell with an inscription on its yoke
- Firefly glow as the dot over an i
- First initial only, in their looping capital
F, continued
- First letters woven into a single monogram
- Fishing hook bent into the first letter
- Flag at half-staff, name at the base of the pole
- Flock leaving a wire, one bird for each name
- Flower pot on a windowsill, labeled in their handwriting
- Flowing ribbon around the forearm, signature along it
- Fly line looping into his name over a river
- Folded flag held in two gloved hands, inscription below
- Folded flag in its triangle case, name on the brass plate
- Food bowl with painted capitals on the side
- Forget-me-not sprig, a bloom and a name for each of them
- Forget-me-nots circling the lettering
- Four-leaf clover with a first letter on each leaf
- Friends' names on a row of concert wristbands
- Full moon in soft dotwork with script across it
G: 13 names
- Garden gate with roses, initials on the gatepost
- Garden gloves on a fence post, initial on the cuff
- Garden row marker with the name, as in their seed beds
- Gladiolus for an August birthday, name down the stalk
- Goldfinch on a seed head for Grandma, her name on the stalk
- Golf green with the name on the pin flag
- Grandfather's medals in a row, his name on the bar
- Grandfather's signature from the deed to the family farm
- Grandma's cursive from the back of a photograph
- Grandpa's block capitals from his toolbox label
- Grandpa's cane and cap on a hook, his name below
- Grandparents' names on either side of a wedding ring
- Grandparents' wedding year between their two first initials
H: 27 names
- Halo over plain script, nothing else
- Halo tilted over their initial
- Hammer from the toolbelt, handle engraved
- Hamsa with lettering across the palm
- Hand of cards with their signature on the top card
- Handprint outline with their signature across the palm
- Handwriting sample enlarged so every pen stroke shows
- Handwritten name inside the heart they used to doodle
- Handwritten name with the pen's ink skips kept in
- Hanging wooden sign like their porch sign, same lettering
- Harbor light at nightfall, name on the breakwater stones
- Harmonica with an engraved cover plate
- Heartbeat as a ring around the finger, initial inside
H, continued
- Heartbeat line running into the first letter
- Heartbeat line that turns into their signature
- Heartbeat line with a heart where the lettering begins
- Heartbeat trace kept from a checkup, name beneath
- Helmet shield with their company number and first name
- Her name as she wrote it inside the family Bible
- Heron at the water's edge, letters among the reeds
- Hiking boots at a trail marker carved with the name
- His handwriting from the back of an instant photo
- Horse in profile with an engraved halter plate
- Hourglass with an engraved wooden frame
- House key with an engraved tag
- Hummingbird at a flower whose stem is their handwriting
- Hydrangea from Grandma's porch, her initial in the leaves
I: 5 names
- Initial and two years behind the ear
- Initials and dates in the style of a library date stamp
- Initials and dates on the side of a finger
- Initials in a column down the spine
- Initials only, in a row, with a dot between each
J: 1 name
- Jar of fireflies with a handwritten lid label
K: 3 names
- Key and lock, a monogram on the key's bow
- Kite with a trailing string that writes the name
- Kneeling angel outline with the name beneath
L: 20 names
- "Love," and the name, exactly as the card ended
- Lanterns floating down a river, names along the far bank
- Late husband's handwriting from inside a wedding card
- Lavender sprig laid under the name
- Leash on a hook with the name on the hook plate
- Letter home in outline, their signature at the foot
- Lettering between two folded wings, kept small
- Lettering with dates set around the rim like a coin
- Letters lifted from a crossword they filled in pen
- Life ring with a coast guard veteran's name around it
L, continued
- Lifeline of a palm with lettering written along it
- Lily of the valley arching over the script
- Line from the song they loved, credited to them below
- Loon on a lake at dusk, letters in the ripples
- Lotus rising above the name
- Low tide at dusk, letters pressed in the wet sand
- Luggage tag in their handwriting, for a keen traveler
- Luggage tags tied to one handle, each in a different hand
- Lullaby they sang, first notes on a staff, script below
- Lunch pail and thermos, name on the pail
M: 16 names
- Magnolia branch over the name
- Mailbox like the one at their gate, lettering on the side
- Marigold garland around the lettering
- Mason jar of wildflowers, letters raised on the glass
- Memorial bench in outline, name on the plaque
- Mess tin scratched with a nickname, the way soldiers did
- Microphone on a stand, cord looping into letters
- Mom's signature from a permission slip she signed
M, continued
- Monarch butterfly above the lettering, orange the only color
- Moth drawn to a lantern, lettering below
- Mother's and grandmother's names on linked lockets
- Motorcycle on an open road, lettering on the horizon
- Mountain range with capitals along the snow line
- Mountain sunrise with the letters along the ridge
- Movie marquee spelling out a film lover's name
- Music box with an engraved lid
N: 64 names
- Name above a small map pin, marking where they rest
- Name above one date: their birthday, not the other
- Name added beside an older tattoo, in a frame of its own
- Name along the side of the hand that held theirs
- Name and dates on a brass nameplate design
- Name and dates set like a typewritten index card
- Name and years engraved on a simple plaque shape
- Name in a watercolor wash of their favorite color
- Name in ballpoint blue, the color they always wrote in
- Name in black with one dot in the color of their eyes
- Name in Hebrew and English, one above the other
- Name inside a keyhole shape
N, continued
- Name inside an oval cameo frame
- Name on a cloud with a single ray of light
- Name on a parchment scroll with curled ends
- Name on the ankle, facing forward
- Name on the collarbone on the heart side
- Name on the forearm, dates in a column beside it
- Name on the shoulder, where their hand used to rest
- Name over a date, with space kept beside it for a partner
- Name over a timeline with two tiny dots
- Name over birth and passing years in small numerals
- Name over two years, the dash drawn as a heartbeat
- Name set like the contact still saved in your phone
- Name under a crescent moon
N, continued
- Name with a sunrise and a sunset in place of the two dates
- Name with a tally mark for each year you had together
- Name with an hourglass between the two years
- Name with both dates in Roman numerals beneath
- Name with dates stamped like a passport page
- Name with the month and day only, no years
- Name with the year they were born and nothing else
- Name with their zodiac constellation and both dates
- Name written as they spelled it, quirks and all
- Name, a star by the birth date, a plain cross by the other
- Name, dates and the one word they always said
- Names along the arms of an anchor
- Names fanned out as the rays of a setting sun
N, continued
- Names in a circle around a heart
- Names in a column, each with the town they called home
- Names in a ring around the wrist, joined by dots
- Names in each person's favorite color, outlined in black
- Names in order of the years they were born
- Names of a unit on one scroll, in the order they served
- Names on a roll of honor panel with a laurel border
- Names on boats moored side by side
- Names on both forearms, meeting when the arms are crossed
- Names on candles of different heights along one shelf
- Names on mile markers along a road
- Names on paper boats sailing in a line
- Names on stepping stones across a stream
N, continued
- Names on the bells of a bell tower, largest to smallest
- Names on the brass-handled drawers of a seed cabinet
- Names on the links of an unbroken chain
- Names on the petals of one flower, your initial at center
- Names on the rungs of a ladder leaning into an apple tree
- Names on the sails of a windmill, one per blade
- Names on the spokes of a ship's wheel
- Names set as the lines of a four-line verse
- Names spiraling out from a center star
- Needle and thread that stitches the letters
- Nickname only, three letters, behind the ear
- North Star over a fine compass point, initial at north
- Nose print in outline with the name under it
O: 17 names
- Old oak with their initials carved in a heart on the bark
- Old pickup in outline, their handwriting on the door
- Old radio dial tuned to their station, name on the dial
- Olive branch laid across the script
- Olive wreath tied with ribbon around a monogram
- One bar of music with their first letters as the notes
- One pair of wings with a signature on each side
- One signature shared by siblings, same size, same wrist
O, continued
- One wing with a name along each long feather
- Open Bible with the name on the ribbon marker
- Open door with light coming through, name on the step
- Open envelope, as if just delivered, addressed in their hand
- Open locket with wings rising from it, inscription inside
- Orchid like the ones they kept on the sill, name below
- Outline of their glasses, signature along one arm
- Outline of their hat, lettering on the band
- Owl feather with fine script along the quill
P: 40 names
- Paintbrush stroke that ends in their signature
- Pair of dancing shoes with the name beneath
- Pair of dog tags, name stamped on the top tag
- Pair of geese flying, name in their wake
- Pair of swallows meeting over the name
- Paper airplane with their sign-off on the wing
- Paper lantern rising into the sky, name on its side
- Parachute canopy over a paratrooper's name
- Paramedic's star of life with the name beneath
- Parents' names in each other's handwriting
- Path through trees with the name on a signpost
- Paw and hand touching, the pet's name under the paw
- Paw print inside a heart, lettering along the edge
P, continued
- Paw print made of tiny flowers, name on the stem
- Paw print on each side of the name, like quotation marks
- Paw print with a halo and the name beneath
- Paw print with the pet's name curved beneath
- Peacock feather beside the script, eye in soft color
- Pennant for the team they loved, their nickname on it
- Peony in fine linework with their initial at the center
- Pet's name with adoption day in fine numerals
- Phase of the moon on their birthday, name beneath
- Piano keys with the name on the fallboard
- Picture frame like the one on the mantel, initials inside
- Pie with a lattice crust, initial cut into the center
- Pier leading out to sea, one name carved on each post
P, continued
- Pilot's logbook page, name on the last entry line
- Pine tree line with script along the ridge
- Plain lettering on the inner wrist where a pulse is felt
- Plumeria lei draped around the lettering
- Pocket watch set to the hour of their birth, name beneath
- Pocketknife with initials engraved on the handle
- Porch light left on above the name
- Postage stamp outline with their initial as the design
- Pottery bowl signed on its base
- Prayer flags with a letter on each flag
- Praying hands holding a rosary, name beneath
- Praying hands with an inscription on the cuff
- Pressed-flower bloom with their handwriting as a caption
- Puzzle piece with the name, its gap drawn beside it
Q: 1 name
- Quilt square with the name in the center patch
R: 19 names
- Rabbit in outline with the name between its ears
- Railroad lantern with an engraved base
- Rainbow bridge in simple linework with the pet's name
- Rainbow in black linework over the name
- Reading glasses on an open book, handwriting on the page
- Remembrance poppy beside a veteran's name
- Ribbon carried by two bluebirds, lettering across it
- Ribbon looped around an anchor, their name along it
- Ribbon tied in a bow with the name on its trailing ends
R, continued
- Robin on a garden spade handle, initials on the blade
- Rocking chair on a porch, monogram on the top rail
- Rolling pin and whisk crossed under Grandma's name
- Rosary hanging from the last letter
- Rose from their garden, name on a leaf
- Rosebud and full bloom side by side, initial between
- Round collar tag with the name and "good dog"
- Row of dog tags from one family's service, a name on each
- Row of flower bulbs under the soil, a first letter on each
- Rowboat at a dock with the name on the stern
S: 53 names
- "Sunrise" and "sunset" dates under the name in capitals
- Saddle with a stitched monogram on the blanket
- Sailboat with the name on the transom
- Sailor's cap with the lettering on its ribbon
- Saint's medal on a chain, inscription around its rim
- Saluting silhouette at sunset, name below
- Scroll under a pair of clasped hands, inscription in script
- Seagull over a pier, name on the planks
- Seedling growing from the last letter
- Serif capitals with wide spacing, nothing added
- Service dog's name on a harness patch beside the handler's
- Shaky late-life signature kept as it was, not tidied
- Shamrock beside the name for an Irish grandparent
S, continued
- Signal flags that spell their initials
- Signature across the ribs, close to the heart
- Signature between two dates, joined by a thin line
- Signature from a postcard, stamp outline beside it
- Signature from a recipe card, flour smudges and all
- Signature from the corner of a painting they made
- Signature lifted from the last birthday card they sent
- Signature on the inner bicep, turned toward you
- Silhouette portrait in profile with the name beneath
- Simple cross with the name along the crossbar
- Single candle with the name on the holder
- Single dog tag with name and branch, chain looped once
- Single swallow heading home, signature under its wing
S, continued
- Single white feather drifting above the name
- Single-needle cursive along the thumb
- Sleeping cat curled around the name
- Small capitals at the nape of the neck
- Small plane trailing a banner in script
- Smooth river stone with painted letters
- Snow globe with their house inside, engraved base
- Snowdrop pushing through snow beside the letters
- Soft gray script with fine white highlights
- Songbird with a music note, lettering on the staff
- Soundwave of a saved voicemail, their sign-off in tiny type
- Soundwave of their favorite song's first bar, name above
- Soundwave of them saying your name, their name beneath
S, continued
- Sparrow on a windowsill above the name
- Stable door plaque with the horse's name
- Stained-glass window panel with the name in the lead lines
- Star map of the night they were born, name below
- Star of David with fine script beneath
- Stethoscope looped into a heart around a nurse's name
- String of lights, a name under each lit bulb
- String of paper cranes, an initial on each fold
- Sun with a ray for each loved one, first letters at the tips
- Sun with fine-line rays around an initial
- Sunbeam breaking through clouds onto the lettering
- Sundial with an inscription around the rim
- Sunflower turned toward the name
- Sweet pea vine with cursive along the tendril
T: 62 names
- Tackle box with the name on the lid
- Tail curled into the first letter
- Teacher's apple and chalk, handwriting on the slate
- Teacher's red-pen initials, as on the margin of your essay
- Teacup from Grandma's set, her initial on the rim
- Tennis ball with the name written on it in marker
- Tent under stars with script along the ridge line
- The anniversary date they never missed, in their handwriting
- The date they became a grandparent, under their initial
- The number of years you were friends, under their nickname
- Their autograph from the inside cover of a favorite book
- Their birth month flower with the name beneath
T, continued
- Their birthday in Roman numerals, script below
- Their birthstone in a plain setting, name on the band
- Their call sign in stencil type beneath the name
- Their field notebook in outline, name on the cover
- Their front door with the family monogram on the mat
- Their hand holding yours in linework, initial on the cuff
- Their handwriting along the collarbone
- Their handwriting on a gift tag, ribbon still attached
- Their handwriting sized to sit under a watch strap
- Their initials as they marked their tools
- Their name in their own handwriting, from an old card
- Their name with the little doodle they always added
T, continued
- Their nickname for you in their writing, their name below
- Their rank insignia beside the name, kept small
- Their real paw print from the vet's ink pad, name beneath
- Their recipe box in outline, name on the index tab
- Their scrawl from an old library card
- Their sign-off from a letter, paper fold line drawn in
- Their signature as it appeared in guest books
- Their signature with your own handwriting answering below
- Their team scarf in outline, name along the knitted edge
- Their unit patch in outline, nickname beneath
- Their wristwatch with an inscription on the back
- Their writing traced from a note that stayed on the fridge
- Thimble and spool with the name on the spool
T, continued
- Thin halo floating over the first letter
- Thistle beside the name for a Scottish grandparent
- Three butterflies rising from the last letter
- Three stars on the collarbone, one carrying their initial
- Thumbprint with the name following its outer ridge
- Ticket stub marked "admit one" with their initials
- Tiny paw print behind the ear, initial beside it
- Tractor on a hill, letters plowed into the field below
- Traditional heart with their name on the banner
- Trail of paw prints leading up to the name
- Treble clef with the name along the staff
- Tree with living names on branches, lost names in the roots
T, continued
- Trowel and seed packet labeled in their handwriting
- Tulips in a row, signature along the soil line
- Two cardinals for two grandparents, an initial under each
- Two fingerprints overlapping, their name where they meet
- Two generations: grandparent's name above, parent's below
- Two grandfathers' pocket watches, engraved backs showing
- Two grandmothers' teacups, each marked in her own cursive
- Two names on the two halves of an open book
- Two names sharing one underline, drawn in a single stroke
- Two names under one shared halo
- Two sets of footprints, the name beside the lighter set
- Two years stacked like a ticket stub, initials on the tear
- Typewriter keys in a row, one first letter per key
U: 2 names
- Uncle's block letters from the note inside his old cap
- Unrolled scroll and quill, their signature on the scroll
V: 5 names
- Victorian mourning-brooch frame around a monogram
- Vine of ivy growing through the letters
- Vinyl record with a handwritten label
- Violet for a February birthday, name in fine script
- Votive candle in a glass with a handwritten label
W: 23 names
- "Watch over me" in smaller type beneath the name
- Water lily for a July birthday, monogram on the pad
- Watering can pouring toward the name
- Wave curling into the first letter
- Waving flag in black and gray behind the lettering
- Wax-seal design pressed with their monogram
- Weather vane on a barn roof, name on the arrow
- Wedding band with the inscription from inside the ring
- Wedding ring on a ribbon, inscription on the band
- Wheat stalks crossed under a farmer's name
- White lilies in a jug, her name on the glaze