Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #4, c. 1850s antique handmade frame in the powder room

in the powder room

is the perfect size for holding a small to medium sized potted plant

All that said

as they are just so lovely

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 in the powder roomSince 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,