Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #6, c. 1850s accordion box is painted Epinal

is painted Epinal

Altogether pretty endearing I think

It certainly smacks of love and care

17 1/4" x 12 3/4"

The message written on the backside (in great hand-writing

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #6, c. 1850s accordion box is painted EpinalSince 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,