Lush Victorian Sea Moss Composition with Cut Paper Urn, Mid 19th Century, Period Oak Frame two men I think of this as

I think of this as a perfect everyday vase to keep on the kitchen counter

very sturdy and sound and stands steadily on its own

As far as letters go

and so feels to me more like a consolation trophy than the winning one

I just love everything about this portrait (those huge blue eyes

Lush Victorian Sea Moss Composition with Cut Paper Urn, Mid 19th Century, Period Oak Frame two men I think of this asOccasionally I'll see a Victorian dried flower composition with a cut paper element, but I don't believe I've ever seen a sea moss picture like this before, with that black paper urn evoking a theorem painting stencil as well as a cut paper silhouette portrait, and I think locating it c. 1850s or so. I love sea moss pressings of all sorts (including for the fact that sea moss gathering represented an acceptable way for young women to get out in nature