Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #1, c. 1850s Venetian glass bowl with some wear to the

with some wear to the label as accurately documented in photos

a London-born artist who moved to the San Francisco area in the late 1800s

Great just by itself

Certainly this old guy once sat on a sulky behind a horse as part of a fine antique weathervane

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #1, c. 1850s Venetian glass bowl with some wear to theSince 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,