{"product_id":"seated-angel-and-chest-marble-headstone-170cm","title":"Seated Angel and Chest Marble Headstone - 170cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA seated angel with a band of carved roses at her waist rests on a rectangular chest-form plinth with a moulded cap, one hand resting flat on the seat at her side. Her wings lift behind her and the gown drops to gather in folds at the front, over a stepped base slab that runs out ahead of the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSeated Angel Resting on a Moulded Chest\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe moulded cap is what makes this difficult rather than the figure. It has to run true all the way round while the seated weight bears directly on it, so the moulding is cut after the chest is squared and before the angel is fitted to it, and any error in that line shows along the whole front. The roses at her waist are massed proud and undercut back to their stems. The marble is a bright white with faint veining through the chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chest-form memorial of this height needs a full grave plot: a parish churchyard, a municipal cemetery, a family enclosure or a walled garden of remembrance. The stepped base runs forward, so allow depth as well as width when you set out the plot. Burial authorities publish their own limits on height and footprint, and it is worth reading them before you commit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLettering the Front of the Chest\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleven weeks. The chest is squared and its cap moulding run before the angel is begun, because she is measured off the finished cap and a moulding cut afterwards would leave her sitting proud of it. The pooled hem is freed last of all. The front of the chest arrives blank and takes a name and dates in whichever lettering you settle on, or stays bare for a mason near you. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Some 3,054kg across two pieces, set by crane and bedded on a poured foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComparable seated memorials sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with the stone grouped 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\u003e170cm\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":53830049628507,"sku":"MST-MEM-023","price":23786.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-023_1.jpg?v=1787135469","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/seated-angel-and-chest-marble-headstone-170cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}