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Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Scanned from a digital file.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Cinerary Urn
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Scanned from a digital file.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Photographed by Scott Wolff. Scanned 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
Dimensions11 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (29.2 × 17.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Base: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
SignedIn script on base: "William Morris 2002"
Inscribed
Credit LineGift of the Mowbray Arch Society, 2002
Object number2002.23.4
Not on view
Label TextWilliam Morris American (b. 1957) Cinerary Urns, 2002 Blown glass, horse hair, fiber Gift of the Mowbray Arch Society, 2002 2002.23.4 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, 34. Diane C. Wright (editor), _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017), pg. 186-187.
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
William Morris
2002
Photographed by Scott Wolff. Captured from a digital file.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
William Morris
2002
Photographed by Scott Wolff. Captured from a digital file.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
William Morris
2002
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Scanned from a slide.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
William Morris
2002
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
William Morris
2001
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera-2006.
William Morris
1995
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
12th - early 13th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Virginia Morris Pollak
No Date
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
1368-1644
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
1750-1850
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
early 20th century