Infant Bootie Keepsake Urn

Modelled on a baby's knitted bootie, this silver keepsake is small enough to close your hand around: half an inch wide and three quarters of an inch tall. The detail sits in the shape rather than in applied ornament, and the silver catches light the way a piece of christening jewelry does. It opens at the top.

A keepsake this size holds a token portion of ashes, not all of them. Families usually buy it to sit in a memory box, on a nursery shelf, or to give to a grandparent who wants something of their own to keep. Filling is done at home with a small funnel. If it will be handled often, ask a jeweler to seal the threads so nothing works loose over time.

• Measures half an inch wide by three quarters of an inch tall
• Holds a token portion of ashes, not a full set
• Silver dulls with time, and a jewelry cloth brings it back without opening anything