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 The monument shown with this article was publicized in McNeel’s memorable, “The Greatest Name In Stonecraft.” McNeel’s has a section for double monuments of which the Cable Memorial represented on page 135 of this timeless treatise is an illustrated memorial.
The Cable Memorial Summarized
Cap with Frieze, Tablet
Cap: The Cable Monument has a straight top on the tablet, with checks that recess the stone down from the pinnacle. A flat bead feature
The cap is the top part of the monument.
Frieze: The frieze is a decorative band running horizontal and just below the cap. It forms part of the entablature of a classic building. It is located between the architrave and the cornice, and it is often decorated with figures or sculpted ornaments.
The frieze has molding horizontal to the circumference. An “egg and dart” is a decorative molding that repeats.
Tablet:
The sides of the tablet appear to have wind. Wind is the term for a surface that has been cut true. Panels are created between the columns on the front, back and sides of the tablet.
A pilaster is a vertical ornament that projects partially form a wall or tablet to resemble an ornamental column by adding a base and a capital. A capital is the term used to describe the upper part of an architectural column or pillar.
The capital sits on top of the shaft, or column, and supports the entablature. In classical architecture, the entablature is the section that lies between the columns and the roof.
The tablet is a vertical monument as it is taller than it is wide. Moldings appear on the top and sides of the tablet using lines appear to be fillets, known as a flat molding separating other moldings.
McNeel identifies the dimensions of the Cable design as follows:
McNeel provided two size options for the Cable style.
135 A
Cable
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A
4-4 x 2-6 x 1-0
3-6 x 1-8 x 0-10
3-8 x 1-10 x 4-8
5-0 x 3-2 x 1-0
6-4 x 4-6 x 1-0
B
4-8 x 2-8 x 1-0
3-10 x 1-10 x 0-11
4-0 x 2-0 x 5-2
5-4 x 3-4 x 1-0
6-8 x 4-8 x 1-0
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Cap
Frieze
Tablet
Base
Bottom Base
Cap
Frieze
Tablet
Base
Bottom Base
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Monument Dimensions Explained
McNeel’s suggested dimensions for the tablet are as follows: Option A has a cap that is 4 feet 4 inches long, 2 feet 6 inches wide and 1 foot tall. Below the cap is the frieze, 3 feet 6 inches long, 1 foot 8 inches wide, and 10 inches tall.
The tablet is 3 feet 8 inches long, 1 foot 10 inches wide, and 4 feet 8 inches tall. The base is 5 feet long, 3 feet 2 inches wide and 1 foot high. The bottom base is 6 feet 4 inches long, 4 feet 6 inches wide and 1 foot high. Option B is scaled larger.
As with all designs, you can scale the basic design bigger or less significant so long as proportionally is continue.
Base
The tablet appears to have a bottom base and two smaller sub bases stacked up to the point of the tablet. It may be that there is a false sub base positioned atop the other two bases and the tablet is carved to give the appearance of a third base or second sub base depending on the terminology one might use to describe the item.
Each of the two or three bases is beveled away from the flat area or bed for the monument, creating a wash, to facilitate both a nice look, but also the proper drainage of water away from the top of the base.
McNeel’s Comments on Symbolism
McNeel describes the symbolism for the honeysuckled used in the Cable design as: “The Honeysuckle furnishes an unusual decoration for the frieze stone. The pilasters on each corner of the Tablet stone lend strength and stability to the Classic design.”
Author’s Comments
This striking memorial has sandblast sunk lettering for the family name. The panel surrounding the cross with ivy is very eye-catching. The panel used as ornamentation has been recessed, creating a raised cross that is level with the surface of the memorial. The family and given names are sandblast sunk. This is a rather simple design that harmonizes well.
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