Function of a funeral plaque
A burial plaque can be seen on a burial vault, tomb or other burial monument. This article provides a final, clear and concrete tribute to someone you care about. It can be designed for individuals or groups. In any case, it helps to preserve the memory of the deceased.
Thus, at the request of his children, parents, friends or colleagues, the funeral plaque includes a quotation, an image, a photograph or an engraving of expression. Apart from the message addressed in honour of the deceased, touching the deepest being of the loved ones, the funeral plaque also plays the role of personalization. The messages or engravings are certainly unique, but the plate can also include the identification of the disappeared. This is the case when engraving on a grave is too expensive or too complicated.
The solution is thus to create a funeral plaque to put on the tombstone. In this case, it must contain compulsory elements such as the surname of the deceased with his date of birth and other. They should be validated with the municipality to ensure their suitability. But it can also concern a collective memorial garden burial monument or the plaque of a cinerary mausoleum. His role also tends to embellish places with beautiful calligraphies and varied forms, in heart, book shape or others.
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| A glass memorial plaque for cemetery and tombstone. |
Presentation and characteristic of a funeral plaque
The funeral plaque is an article intended to resist time as a witness of the passage of the deceased on earth. It must be synonymous with longevity, solidity and adaptability. Thus said, the plate must be able to last and be timeless. It must also be easy to maintain.
All these characters depend on the material with which the funeral plaque is made. At the beginning of its use, it was made of granite. Today, it is made of metal, glass, plexiglass, but also on slate, marble and stone among others. The funeral plaque is classically presented in rectangular or square shape on a predominantly black colour.
However, it can currently be seen in heart shape, like a book or with other designs like a staff with musical notes, trees or butterflies. The traditional black is also surmountable nowadays and some do not hesitate to present it in grey or white. The calligraphy is more varied in size and shades and to display a true personalization, some require a print of the photo of the deceased in metallic inlay or porcelain medallion.
