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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

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

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DescriptionThis is a blown glass urn in a tall vase form. It has irregular gray, black and white splotches over a rust-colored surface. It has sixteen attached black points, in the shape of animal claws: there are eight on the lid and eight near the base of the urn body. The lid is held on the urn body with a horse hair acting as a rope clasp, using the points in a zigzag pattern.

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.