Ashes urn
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The Ashes urn is a small terracotta cricket trophy, traditionally said to contain the ashes of a burnt bail, that has become one of the most iconic symbols of the historic Test series rivalry between England and Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashes urn canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricket trophy
ⓘ
sports trophy ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | 1882–83 Ashes tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Florence Morphy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivo Bligh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australia national cricket team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ashes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sporting Times obituary of English cricket ⓘ |
| color | brown ⓘ |
| competition | The Ashes Test series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Anglo-Australian sporting rivalry ⓘ |
| depicts | urn with inscription on front label ⓘ |
| describedAs | small urn ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | MCC Museum at Lord's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Test cricket ⓘ |
| hasPart |
paper label on front
ⓘ
small wooden pedestal ⓘ |
| hasReplica | replica Ashes urns used in presentations ⓘ |
| height | approximately 11 cm ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cricketing artifact ⓘ |
| iconicStatus | one of the most famous trophies in cricket ⓘ |
| inception |
1882
ⓘ
1883 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | mock obituary in The Sporting Times ⓘ |
| inscription | The Ashes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keptIn | display case at Lord's ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | English ⓘ |
| loanedFor | special exhibitions ⓘ |
| location |
Lord's Cricket Ground
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marylebone Cricket Club Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeFor | Ivo Bligh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | terracotta ⓘ |
| mediaFranchise | The Ashes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notUsedAs | official series trophy ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Marylebone Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedAs | personal gift ⓘ |
| security | rarely travels outside Lord's ⓘ |
| shape | classical urn form ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| status | not physically awarded to winning team ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Test cricket rivalry between England and Australia ⓘ |
| traditionallySaidToContain |
ashes of a burnt bail
ⓘ
ashes of burnt cricket equipment ⓘ |
| typeOfAward | symbolic series prize ⓘ |
| usedAs | symbolic trophy ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.