Cinerary Urn
Artist
William Morris
(American, b. 1957)
CultureAmerican
Date2002
MediumBlown glass | Hair | Fiber
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 x 10 in. (18.4 x 25.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Base: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Base: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
InscribedEtched above the bottom rim: William Morris
Credit LineGift of the Mowbray Arch Society, 2002
Object number2002.23.3
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a blown glass urn. It is primarily yellow urn with black dots, vein-like gray and rust-colored patterns. It is a round urn with attached black handles with a lid handle to match. The lid and urn body are attached by a tan and black fiber/hair rope, which lies under the lid handle and side handles.Label TextWilliam Morris American (b. 1957) Cinerary Urns, 2002 Blown glass, horse hair, fiber Gift of the Mowbray Arch Society, 2002 2002.23.1-.4 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, 19.
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