Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #3, c. 1850s green paint I'd guess 1930s or 40s

I'd guess 1930s or 40s but am not certain

along with a clean tear to the lower right edge

Surely another good thing to occupy one's time during this long winter

beautiful filled with most anything

One sees these old carved figures around now and then

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #3, c. 1850s green paint I'd guess 1930s or 40sSince 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,