Lace making cast in iron.

I find the shadows almost as fascinating as the artifact itself. The intricacy of the things is breathtaking (by the way it's big - 12ft by 8ft as far as I remember).

Real Victoriana; cast iron was the plastic of the 1800's, this is the height of the art. I don't suppose our descendants will look gaze on Tupperware with such a fond eye.