Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #4, c. 1850s antique handmade frame It has been repaired at

It has been repaired at least once in the past: there is a repaired break in one handle

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super smooth and I think naturally this variegated warm brown and near black

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #4, c. 1850s antique handmade frame It has been repaired atSince 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. 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 name A. Pirie & Sons, who were located in Aberdeen,