Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #2, c. 1850s stool evocative and finely done piece

evocative and finely done piece

with light wear to the front and back covers and a small stain at the top center edge of a section of pages

The Secrety of Being Always Easy

a renowned Nova Scotia-based Canadian carver who became known in the 1960s for his sleek

(There is a set of smaller serving bowls from the same set listed separately

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #2, c. 1850s stool evocative and finely done pieceSince finding a bundle of antique seaweed pressings from the Isle of Wight a few months ago, I've been looking for more, and so was thrilled to recently find a portfolio of seven of them, which are larger inn size and more varied than the last. They came nicely preserved inside a large piece of paper with folded edges, with "Specimens of Sea Weeds for Mrs. Bindle" hand written on the front. There is a watermark on one piece dated 1852 with the printer