Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #3, c. 1850s colorful clay marbles especially ones with old leather

especially ones with old leather covers on top like this one

amplified by the color and attention paid to their gloves and shorts

with marbled paper end papers

this rower feels like something of an archetype

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #3, c. 1850s colorful clay marbles especially ones with old leatherSince 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,