Satisfying and Ever Useful Old Make Do Flat Lid double six I have learned it dates

I have learned it dates to sometime between 1910-17 or so

9” x 8 7/8” x 3”

Terry rendered this scene on what one imagines was a chilly January evening in 1897--portraying

it reminds me a lot of one of my favorite objects ever: an early Arikara Native American hide shield held in the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City

Satisfying and Ever Useful Old Make Do Flat Lid double six I have learned it datesAn old make do lid, found by a picker friend near Albany, NY. Feels a bit like a Viking shield, good for self protecting and warding off the world! And with flat, smooth surface, it makes a useful pot lid indeed. I'm not totally sure what the handle was salvaged from, but it is tin I believe, seems likely from an antique tin camp cup or measure or similar. 11 1 4" d one way, 10 1 4" the opposite, 1 3 8" t at handle. Uneven edges as evident, all to the