Victorian Dried Seaweed Pressing, Isle of Wight #5 large plate The cages are nicely done

The cages are nicely done

perfect for hanging like a garland across the wall

I really like its combination of specific details and loose gestures

love letters

and all domestic uses

Victorian Dried Seaweed Pressing, Isle of Wight #5 large plate The cages are nicely doneThis is one of a handful of small seaweed pressings I purchased together, which I think are just exquisitely beautiful! A few of them are signed and dated at bottom, others like this one signed on back (Maggie, in this case), so they represent the work of a few different people, most likely young women, among whom seaweed collecting and pressing was quite the thing during the Victorian era. I love the fact that making these represented not just a