" "Honest Use of Materials" and "Changes in Modes of Living"
but what I most love is the surface
the frame I found it in is detailed in a few photos and I am happy to ship it framed or not
But I'd also grab a few brushes and take the sailboat tin out to the beach and start painting
The lid is well attached but not super tight on the nail
Old Cast Iron Dog on Heavy Iron Base old hand-painted sign " "Honest Use of Materials"I think of this more as a door stop than a paperweight (which is how the dealer I purchased it from described it) weighing in at 3 1 2 pounds, it seems a bit of overkill for holding down a stack of papers, though this pup (a retriever, or a setter?) certainly looks fetching perched atop a pile. Late 19th century I would guess, it shows all of those years, with much of the dog's creamy brown paint worn away, along, it seems, with a piece of his jowl!