{"product_id":"angel-and-heart-tablet-granite-headstone-140cm","title":"Angel and Heart Tablet Granite Headstone - 140cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mourning angel leans forward across a large heart-shaped tablet, both forearms folded over its upper edge and her cheek laid against her wrist. Her wings rise behind her, the heart is set into a low block carved with roses and trailing stems, and the group stands on a plain rectangular base slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGranite Angel Leaning Across a Heart Tablet\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGranite fights back in a way that softer stone does not. It is harder under the chisel and it will not hold a fine undercut, so the roses along the block beneath are cut broader and deeper than they would otherwise be, and they read from further away because of it. The tablet is taken to a mirror polish while the figure and the surround are left matte, and that contrast is what separates the dark heart from the grey around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGranite weathers harder than most memorial stone, so this suits an exposed cemetery plot, a coastal churchyard or any position that takes wind and driving rain. It sits well under the height of a full monument and works in a lawn section as readily as on a whole plot. Confirm the burial authority limits on height, footprint and finish before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy Granite Suits an Exposed Plot\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen weeks. The heart is sawn, faced and polished before the figure is carved, because polishing grit thrown off the tablet would dull a finished face if that order were reversed. The rose block is then cut around the seated heart so the two lock together rather than butt up. The face of the tablet reaches you untouched, and any wording is cut to order in whichever lettering style you settle on, or the stone is left bare for a mason near you. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 1,706kg across two pieces, bedded on a concrete foundation poured to suit your ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore memorials of this kind are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with the stone under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/granite-headstones\"\u003egranite headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e140cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Granite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53822252810587,"sku":"MST-MEM-010","price":23647.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-010_1.jpg?v=1787091511","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/angel-and-heart-tablet-granite-headstone-140cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}