Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #7, c. 1850s San Pacific This one portrays the phases

This one portrays the phases of Venus as observed between 1833 and 1836 by astronomists Wilhelm Wolff Beer (Prussian) and Johann Heinrich Mädler (German)

It would once have had a little flip down cigarette rest inside

and I think perfect for a couple of daffodils or bright gerbera

and was immediately smitten

stoic ceramic bull has a presence much grander than its size

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #7, c. 1850s San Pacific This one portrays the phasesSince 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 bunch 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, Scotland, so I'd