There are thousands of monument designs, shapes, and colors to choose from. Browse this gallery to view samples of different monuments, engraved and produced through our shop. Also included are some other interesting monuments we have seen throughout the region to help generate new ideas in personalizing your memorial. Every stone can be customized to fit your needs.
An important thing to consider when designing your monument is the requirements of the cemetery where the stone will be set. It's best to check with the cemetery first to see if there are any rules or regulations to follow.
Half Serpentine
Double Heart
Upright Serpentine
Serpentine Slant
Teardrop
Heart
Half Serpentine, another view
Double Heart, another view
Upright Serpentine, another view
Serpentine Slant, another view
Teardrop, another view
Heart, another view
The above gallery shows examples of how your monument can be customized with different shapes and top contours.
Monument Colors & Materials
By clicking on a color sample, you can view a gallery of monuments created in each material.
Monument sample photos are not a 100% accurate depiction of true memorial colors. Many of the colors can change in different lighting conditions. Please resort to the color samples in the gallery below for the best online viewing depiction of a certain color. The sample photos in each color coded gallery are a great way to see the many ways layouts and lettering can be engraved into the stone of a specific color. The sample photos also help show the variations of the same color across different monuments.
Impala India Black Granite
India Black Granite
Gem/Jet Mist Granite
Mottled Purple Slate
Mottled Green Slate
Monson Black SlateNo longer available
Medium Barre Granite
Dark Barre Granite
Steeled Barre Granite
Canadian Mahogany Granite
Dakota Mahogany Granite
India Red Granite
North American Pink Granite
Canadian Pink Granite
Missouri Red GraniteNo longer available
Monument Finishes
Monument finishes refers to the texture of the sides or “faces” of the memorial. Traditional upright monuments have 5 sides; a Front, Back, Left end, Right end, and Top. The three most common finishes are Polished, Steeled and Rock Pitch.
See samples of polished, steeled, and rock pitch finishes and what might suit your style.
Rock Pitch Finish (Stanstead Gray Granite Sample)
Polished Finish (Impala Black Granite Sample)
Steeled Finish (Barre VT Gray Granite Sample)
Pink Granite
India Black Granite Slant (Polished with weeping angel carving, skin frosted lettering, square vase and Gray Granite base)
Dakota Mahogany Slant (Polished border with lighthouse carving and candle holder) Stone is shown wet from setting
Italian Marble hand carved statue atop Jet Black obelisk
Canadian Pink Quartz on black base with bronze plaques and porcelain angel picture
North American Pink Granite (Polished with matching N.A.P. vases and country flags)
North American Pink Granite (Polished with matching N.A.P. vases and country flags)
Tropical Green Granite Clover
Barre, VT Gray Granite (Steeled finish, classic design)
Barre, VT Gray Granite Steeled front and back with Rock Pitch Sides
Barre, VT Gray Granite Steeled front and back with Rock Pitch Sides
Gray Granite Monolith
Jet Black Granite Traditional Design
Impala Black Monument polished front - skin frosted lettering with hand tooled scrolls, raised polish cross and hand etched angles.
Barre, VT Gray Granite Steeled front and back with Rock Pitch Sides coupled with a personal quote, traditional designs and service emblem
Blue Pearl Granite (Polished, custom design)
Barre, VT Gray Granite Polished Border and Custom Designs
Barre, VT Gray Granite Polished Border and Custom Designs
Custom Curve NH Granite Monument
Steeled Barre, VT Granite Athlete Tribute
Barre, VT Granite Fish Pond Puzzle Pieces
India Black Granite Polished front - Hand Cut Scallop Rock Pitch Custom Shape with Laser Etched Designs and Logos
Rock Pitch Wagon Wheel
Gem Mist Granite Monolith
Steeled NH Granite Family Tree Engraving
Barre, VT Granite Clothes Pin
Barre, VT Granite Farm Scene
Slate Monolith
Browse monuments sorted by color.
Jet Black Monument 2'-6" x 0-8" x 2'-4" with Custom Hand Etching
India Black Granite (Polished with apex top, polished bevel base, polished square raised family name letters, hand etched farm scene and bronze plaque)
This beautiful existing family monument (shown bottom left) made of India Black Granite took this addition to its blank rear, (bottom right) a brand new full color hand etching of a man riding his tractor on his farm from a family photo.
This tree and dog design were a personal image brought to PMGW to be added to the family memorial nearly 20 years after the monument had originally been installed.
Blank Memorial with Custom Hand Engraving
Finished Memorial - low view
Finished Memorial - top view
Finished Memorial - Front View
Finished Memorial - Back View
Monument Front Layout - Step 1
Monument Front Layout - Step 2
Monument Front Layout - Step 3
Monument Front Layout - Step 4
Monument Front Layout - Step 5
Monument Front Layout - Step 5
Monument Front Layout - Step 6
Monument Front Layout - Step 7
Finished Memorial - Side View
Finished Memorial - Side View 2
Finished Memorial - Side/Top View
Monument Back Layout - Step 1
Monument Back Layout - Step 2
Monument Back Layout - Step 3
Finished Memorial Back
Finished Memorial Back 2
A portrait etching, personal lettering and a set of urns completes this beautifully unique family memorial.
Other notable monuments in the area
Norman Rockwell Monument Main St. Cemetery, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Willa Cather Monument Old Burying Ground, Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Italian Immigrant Monument Barre, Vermont
Flanders 33 Degree Mason Weare, New Hampshire
Samuel J. Tilden Monument - Governor of New York New Lebanon, New York
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