Aug. 1917 Pressed Sea Moss Card with Bible Inspired Notes to Self on Reverse travel painting as well as evaluations of

as well as evaluations of everyone from Daniel Webster to George Washington

I've come across a few Victorian pin cushions made in this funny sort of boot shape

Framed: 20 3/8" w x 14 5/8" t x 7/8"d

I love them as a pair and would use them as vases or perhaps as storage vessels for chopsticks or wooden spoons or whatnot

these glasses

Aug. 1917 Pressed Sea Moss Card with Bible Inspired Notes to Self on Reverse travel painting as well as evaluations ofI'll always grab an old sea moss pressing when I find one, but this one I like for the back of the card as well as the front. Marking the month of August 1917 (the calendar bit was cut and pasted onto the card) I presume it was the maker of the pressing who wrote a few notes to herself on the reverse, beginning with "Avoid low spirits during dog days by looking into Jesus." ! Also note "Sun stroke from prosperity may be avoided by sitting under