Cinerary Urn
Artist
William Morris
(American, b. 1957)
CultureAmerican
Date2002
MediumBlown glass with horsehair and fiber
Dimensions6 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (16.5 × 23.5 cm)
Base: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Base: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
SignedIn script on base: "William Morris 2002"
Credit LineGift of the Mowbray Arch Society, 2002
Object number2002.23.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a blown glass urn with blue, red, black and gray irregular splotches. It is a squat rounded form with a horse hair acting as a rope clasp in a zigzag pattern. The zigzag is created by alternating black glass knobs on the lid and urn body; each knob is approximately two inches apart.Label TextWilliam Morris American (b. 1957) Cinerary Urns, 2002 Blown glass, horse hair, fiber Gift of the Mowbray Arch Society, 2002 2002.23.1 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, 34. Diane C. Wright (editor), _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017), pg. 186-187.
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