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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, in which the Kane Memorial is represented on page 36 as a timeless example.
The Kane Memorial Summarized
Straight Top Tablet With Chamfered Ends, Fillets, Scotia & Nosing
The Kane Memorial has a straight top on the tablet, with a chamfer on each end of the top of the tablet. The tablet is a vertical monument, as it is taller than it is wide. A chamfer is a slanting, or tapered, edge, created by the removal of the square, or right-angle edge, on a monument.
Moldings appear on the top and the sides of the tablet, using lines that appear to be fillets, known as a flat molding separating other moldings.
A scotia is located at the bottom of the tablet just above the base. A scotia is a concave molding found on monuments either around the bottom of the tablet or at the base. The nosing is the projecting member that extends beyond the vertical lines of the tablet.
The stone depicted appears to be marble, though there are numerous colors of granite that would work equally well. The finish would probably be steeled if the stone was granite.
McNeel identifies the dimensions of the Kane design as follows:
McNeel provided a singular size option for the Kane style.
36.B
Kane
Y-3034
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A.
2-6 x 0-8 x 4-0
3-6 x 1-4 x 0-8
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Tablet
Base
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Monument Dimensions Explained
McNeel’s suggested dimensions for the tablet are as follows:
Option A above is 2 feet 6 inches long, 8 inches wide, 4 feet tall, with the base 3 feet 6 inches long, 16 inches wide, and 8 inches tall. The base extends beyond the tablet by 3 inches in the front and back, and by 6 inches on each end of the tablet.
As with all designs, you can scale the basic design bigger or smaller, so long as proportionally is utilized.
Base
The base is beveled away from the flat area, or bed, for the monument, creating a wash, to facilitate both a nice look and also to provide the proper drainage of water away from the top of the base.
McNeel’s Comments on Symbolism
McNeel describes the symbolism for the ivy used in the Kane design as “Ivy: Memory, Faithfulness. The Cross: Our Lord and His Atoning Death.”
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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