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Monuments & Mausoleums With Etched Scenes & Images

Browse Examples of Etched Scenes and Images Used in Mausoleum, Monument and Memorial Designs

A popular memorial option is to have a scene or image etched into a headstone or monument design. These custom features are popular with families in the Pittsburgh area, in part due to the expertise of our craftsman and creativity of our designers. 

In Chapter 9 of the 2023 Essential Buyers’ Guide to Private Family Mausoleums, titled "How Private Family Mausoleums Are Built And Designed [About Custom Granite Etchings And Engravings]", you'll learn how personalized etchings and engravings offer families an opportunity to memorialize the life and journey through life of an individual or family.

You'll learn about the engraving process of cutting lettering, symbols, images, and artwork into the granite to create deep impressions.

Etching makes shallower cuts and can create more detailed designs. Hand etching and laser etching are used for cutting granite.

Rome Monument of Pittsburgh specializes in designing cemetery memorials and grave markers that incorporate etched scenes and images.  Families choose to use etched scenes and images in the design of a tombstone because of the special meaning they have and convey. Hand and laser etching are two ways we add detailed images onto granite memorials.

Picture of the Process of Etching a Headstone

Hand etching captures the greatest details of our loved ones. A hand etched memorial allows for unlimited options to memorialize the life and journey through life of an individual. The memorial can depict the portrait, personal interest, religious images and life’s accomplishments.

The Etching Process:

1. The family provides us with a photo of their loved one.
2. A memorial is chosen. Hand etching is only possible on darker granites.
3. The provided photo is then hand-etched into the granite to create a lasting memory.

Click Here to View Pictures of Headstone Etching Designs with Monument Etching Designs in Our Design Gallery >
Each design includes a ballpark price range. Headstones with etched portraits are for sale and can be ordered at one of our Pittsburgh area showrooms.

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If you find an example of an etched scene or image in the Design Gallery that you like you can add it “My Family's Favorite Designs”, share the design on social media, email the design to a family member,  request a price estimate and much more. To schedule a meeting in a showroom to discuss a design, for prices or to order this type of memorial, call 724-770-0100 or click here to contact us.

Headstone Etching Designs with Monument Etching Designs in Our Design Gallery

Rome Monument specializes in designing customized monuments and grave markers that incorporate hand and laser etched scenes in the artwork. Click on the links below to see photos of monument designs that include etched scenes.

Since 1934, Rome Monument has excelled at the following:

  • Headstone Engraving
  • Tombstone Etching
  • Gravestone Etching
  • Monument Construction
  • Monument Etching
  • Headstone Etchings
  • Granite Etching, Sculpting and Engraving

All carving, etching and lettering is done in-house by Rome Monument's certified master carvers in the company’s 30,000-square-foot manufacturing space in Monaca, PA at the Rome Monument Works Artisan Center.