Revolutionary War Cannon Shot - 2 3/8 Diameter brutalist pin And he reminds me of

And he reminds me of a Carl Aubock sculpture in his simple but just-right form and weight

While the weaving is unsigned

which is how the plates are marked

The poem reads: "Now safe returned from dangers past / With joy I hail the shore / And fear no more the tempests blasts / Nor oceans angry roar

evoking all the romanticism of working through the night by candlelight--and with that great looping line among the ink bottles and pen nib seemingly added just for flourish

Revolutionary War Cannon Shot - 2 3/8 Diameter brutalist pin And he reminds me ofI'm not especially interested I'm relics of war for their historic value, but sometimes they're really beautiful. This (update: Revolutionary War era) iron canon shot to me is that, with its uncleaned craggy surface making it look a bit like a miniature planet earth. Plus it weighs about two pounds such that one could use it as a paperweight and also for arm exercises! Approx 2 3 8" in diameter and 2 lb.