Beautiful Form: Antique Cast Iron Dome with Old Paint Traces long wooden box the first vessel to be

the first vessel to be laid down at the Philadelphia Navy Yard

It won’t quite stand on its own but will stand if leaner

progress and stasis

which one barely notices

I am pretty sure it is more than 100 years old

Beautiful Form: Antique Cast Iron Dome with Old Paint Traces long wooden box the first vessel to beI presume this antique cast iron half sphere was made to hang straight down via its four perimeter holes. With traces of orange gold paint still holding on, it feels to me as if it might have lived in a holy space, but I really have no idea. Whatever the case, it appears quite old, and I just find the domed form, with scalloped pattern around the edge and fourteen ribs running to the top, just a satisfying thing. 4 7 16" d x 3" t. Very good antique