Victorian Pressed Sea Moss - Set of Six Specimens, Mounted Arthur tilo alt This set of hand thrown

This set of hand thrown ceramic cups with expressionistic white glazing would be great for drinking coffee or tea--they feel great in the hand

and maybe had a weighted rope or at the other end allowing one to swing it round

the corners are jointed

all as pictured

featuring 91 line drawn caricature portraits of types from "the Tool" to "the Investor" to the "Merry Widow"

Victorian Pressed Sea Moss - Set of Six Specimens, Mounted Arthur tilo alt This set of hand thrownI think I'll never get over the magic of antique pressed seaweed sea moss specimens, and really love the wispiness and delicacy of these six, which feel rather as if still waving in the water and also remind me a bit of Rorschach ink blots, where one might see all sorts of things in them. The specimens were adhered to ruled paper, then mounted in a grid to a backing sheet quite long ago I believe (my guess is their presentation here is how they were