Photographed by Scott Wolff. Captured from a digital file. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Cinerary Urn

Artist William Morris (American, b. 1957)

CultureAmerican

Date2002

MediumBlown glass with horsehair and fiber

Dimensions9 7/8 × 12 × 9 1/2 in. (25.1 × 30.5 × 24.1 cm)
Base: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)

SignedIn script on base: "William Morris 2002"

Inscribed

Credit LineGift of the Mowbray Arch Society, 2002

Object number2002.23.2

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a blown glass urn in a round form. It is of primarily red glass with orange dots and a black vein-like pattern. It has two black handles on each side with a fiber/hair clasp to hold the lid down. There is a black handle on the lid, matching the handles on the sides.

Label TextWilliam Morris American (b. 1957) Cinerary Urns, 2002 Blown glass, horse hair, fiber Gift of the Mowbray Arch Society, 2002 2002.23.2 ProvenanceThe artist, 2002; Gift of the Mowbray Arch Society to the Chrysler Museum of Art, December 2002. Exhibition History"William Morris: Elegy," The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, Ny., Jan. 17 - Apr. 22, 2003. Published ReferencesWilliam Morris, _William Morris: Cinerary Urn Installation_, exh. cat., Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., and The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, Ny., 2002-2003, 18. Diane C. Wright (editor), _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington PRess, 2017), pg. 186-187.