Timeless Blue Towan Brass Urn

Blue over brass, with the metal left bright at the rim and foot, is what separates the Towan from the plainer urns beside it. The body is the familiar tall vase, 10.5 inches high on a 6.5 inch square base, loading from the top. Blue is the colour asked for most often after gold, usually for someone who served, sailed, or simply wore it.

Capacity is 228 cubic inches, which by the one-inch-per-pound rule suits an adult up to about 228 lb, with room left over above a typical adult. It works on a mantel, in a niche, or in a burial vault without a liner. The finish is applied over metal, not painted onto ceramic, so it will not chip at the rim from ordinary handling.

• 228 cu in, comfortable for an adult up to roughly 228 lb
• Finish is applied over metal, so the rim will not chip like glazed ceramic
• The rim and foot are left bright, so a polish there will not touch the blue body