{"product_id":"seated-angel-on-a-bench-marble-headstone-170cm","title":"Seated Angel on a Bench Marble Headstone - 170cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA seated angel rests on a low bench-form stone with a moulded cap and foot, a gathered cluster of roses in her lap and one hand laid flat on the seat beside her. Her wings rise behind her and her gown falls the full drop to the ground, pooling in folds at the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSeated Angel Resting on a Bench Form\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pooled gown is the whole reason this piece works and the reason it is difficult. The drapery has to fall from a seated figure, clear the moulded foot of the bench and then break into folds on the ground without any of it touching the bench itself, so the last hand-width of stone is worked free on all sides. The roses in her lap are undercut back to their stems and left until the gown around them is finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bench-form memorial reads low and horizontal, so it suits a wide plot, a family grave, a cemetery lawn that allows an upright, or a quiet corner of a memorial garden. The seat is a real surface and people will leave flowers on it, so keep the approach clear. Burial authorities differ on bench forms in particular, so check theirs before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLettering a Bench Face at Seat Height\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen weeks. The bench is cut and its mouldings run before the figure is begun, because she is measured off the finished seat height and a bench altered afterwards would leave her sitting wrong. The pooled hem is freed last, when there is nothing left to work above it. The bench face arrives blank, ready for a name and dates in the lettering you settle on, or left bare for your own mason. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 3,054kg in two pieces, craned into position on a poured foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimilar seated memorials appear under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with the stone listed 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":53829364253019,"sku":"MST-MEM-019","price":23786.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-019_1.jpg?v=1787130493","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/seated-angel-on-a-bench-marble-headstone-170cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}