Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen Large Cross, c. 1850s lunch box Painting mostly with house paint

Painting mostly with house paint on plywood or cardboard

These wonderful things

Excellent antique condition

her dress makes her 14 1/2" long

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen Large Cross, c. 1850s lunch box Painting mostly with house paintSince 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,