Racing Car Infant Urn

Sculpted as a small racing car in pewter, four and a half inches long and two and a half across. It reads as a model on a shelf rather than an urn, which is exactly the point for families who cannot yet look at a conventional one every morning. The base unscrews for filling.

Eight cubic inches is a small capacity, sized for an infant or for a portion shared out between relatives. Ask the funeral home for the volume they are holding if you are not certain it will be enough. Pewter takes fingerprints readily, and a dry cloth clears them without any polish.

• 8 cu in; 4.5 in long by 2.5 in wide
• Bottom-loading opening; fill over paper and reseat the base firmly
• Pewter is soft, so keep it off the floor where it can be stepped on