Victorian Pressed Sea Moss - Set of Six Specimens, Mounted manuscript map plus blue cloth/ ribbon down

plus blue cloth/ ribbon down the center covering the interior binding

though I'm honestly not sure what the metal is

Truly a wonderful thing to live with

Cards are 4 1/16" x 3 1/16"

and I'll keep snatching them up when I find them as I think they are completely stunning

Victorian Pressed Sea Moss - Set of Six Specimens, Mounted manuscript map plus blue cloth/ ribbon downI 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