Florence Life Chest

Twenty-four inches wide and nineteen inches tall, the Florence is a wooden chest rather than a conventional urn. The lid lifts from the top, so the interior stays open and reachable instead of being sealed from below. Ashes go in alongside whatever else you want kept in the same place: photographs, letters, a folded flag, a watch.

A chest this size is meant to sit out — on a dresser, a bookshelf, a hearth, not tucked into a niche. Because the interior is one open compartment, most families keep the ashes in the bag or plastic liner from the funeral home and set the mementos around it. Measure your shelf depth before ordering; this is a substantial piece.

• Top-opening hinged lid, no hardware needed to fill
• The wood is not specified for this chest; ask us if you need to know before ordering
• Free ground shipping, with orders leaving in one to two business days