Pearl Blue Water Burial Adult Urn

Layered pearl-blue paper gives this floating urn a soft, shell-like sheen that shows up well in photographs taken from a boat or a pier. The body is wide and shallow, 14 inches long, 11 wide and only 3 inches deep, so it sits flat on the water instead of bobbing. Ashes go in through a side opening that closes flush.

Capacity is 240 cubic inches, which suits an adult of roughly 240 pounds or less at the time of death. It is built for release on open water: it floats for a few minutes, takes on water, and settles below the surface, where the paper breaks apart. Fill it at home, keep it flat in the car, and carry it to the water with both hands.

• 240 cu in capacity, sized by one cubic inch per pound of body weight
• Side opening for filling; no tools needed
• Fourteen inches across, the largest of the floating urns here, so check the boat has room