Sweet Little Victorian Sea Moss Collection c. 1880s t-square at the same time

at the same time

the pink of her lips and rose

and the stitching holding them together just beautiful

but I love it all the more for the wear and it is quite stable and sound (and stands up straight if leaned against something

All the better for the way they seem to gaze wistfully at the pile of roses before them

Sweet Little Victorian Sea Moss Collection c. 1880s t-square at the same timeI'm forever on the hunt for Victorian pressed sea moss albums harder and harder to find, and more and more precious when one does. This is a small one, but the pressings on each page are lovely, well preserved, and quite nicely arranged, with a good eye toward variety of color and form, too. The covers are (as noted on the reverse of the front one) it seems made from Yucca plant, and the front cover features an image of "Ramona's House" I believe