Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #4, c. 1850s antique handmade frame as they are just so

as they are just so lovely

The red painted wood frame is pretty dinged up too

All that said

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

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #4, c. 1850s antique handmade frame as they are just soSince 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,