Victorian Sea Moss Composition with Cut Paper Horn, Mid 19th Century, Period Oak Frame antique dice the heart of which it

the heart of which it pierces right through

the most singular in their patinas acquired through use the better

a bit of curling

I find this very old tramp art frame super evocative

And I love that their hair looks a bit like draped grapes too

Victorian Sea Moss Composition with Cut Paper Horn, Mid 19th Century, Period Oak Frame antique dice the heart of which itOccasionally I'll see a Victorian dried flower composition with a cut paper element, but I don't believe I've ever seen a sea moss picture like this before, with that black paper horn evoking a theorem painting stencil as well as nodding to a cut paper silhouette portrait, and I think locating it c. 1850s or so. I love sea moss pressings of all sorts (including for the fact that sea moss gathering represented an acceptable way for young women to get