SOLD Four Panel Victorian Sea Moss Specimen Collection, Rockport, Mass. pewter box with stone who signed the bottoms in

who signed the bottoms in 1903

such beautiful forms with those dynamic fat carved twists

The long arm folds down to rest inside of a groove carved into the side of the handle--though at this point it doesn't   close quite all the way in

each cube measures 1 1/16" square

4 1/4" wide x 2 5/8" tall x 3" deep

SOLD Four Panel Victorian Sea Moss Specimen Collection, Rockport, Mass. pewter box with stone who signed the bottoms inI love it when I find Victorian sea moss specimens that were collected in my neck of the woods these in Rockport, MA, just a few miles from me here in Ipswich, and the beaches of which I know well. And what a beautiful group of specimens, as ethereal and radiant as they come, perfectly preserved. With green silk ribbons at the corners joining each card to the next. 14 1 4" l x 4" t fully open; folds up to 4" x 3 1 2". Pretty much pristine condition.