{"product_id":"open-book-with-cross-blue-marble-ledger-memorial-35cm","title":"Open Book With Cross Blue Marble Ledger Memorial - 35cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA low grave ledger carved as an open book, the two leaves opening from a shallow spine with a pale cross standing proud of the left page. The green kerb surround is not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOpen Book Ledger With a Cross Cut Proud\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cross is the reason this is not a simple slab. It is left standing above the page rather than sunk into it, which means the whole face around it has to be dressed down to leave it proud, and any slip takes the cross with it. That work is done before the spine is cut, while the block is still heavy enough to hold steady. The stone is a blue-grey marble, and the pale cross is worked from the same block rather than inlaid, so nothing can lift or stain at the joint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ledger sits flat and low, so it suits a lawn section where an upright is not permitted, a cremation plot, a garden of remembrance, or the corner of an existing kerb on a family grave. Bed it dead level or it will settle and hold water along the spine. Burial authorities set their own limits on ledger size and finish, so check theirs first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSetting a Small Ledger on a Plot or Kerb\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix weeks. The cross is cut and the page around it dressed down before the spine is opened, because a slender open book will not take that pressure once the two leaves are free. The page block and its stepped edges are worked last. Both pages reach you entirely uncut, ready for a name, dates and any wording in a lettering style of your choosing, or left plain if a mason near you is doing the work. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 27kg, so two people can set it, on a level bed of sharp sand or a thin slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther ledgers and tablets sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, and the stone itself under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/marble-headstones\"\u003emarble 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\u003e35cm\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 Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53829363695963,"sku":"MST-MEM-012","price":6467.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-012_1.jpg?v=1787130482","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/open-book-with-cross-blue-marble-ledger-memorial-35cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}