Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #6, c. 1850s wooden spoon with curvy handle though possibly it is another

though possibly it is another metal that has been gilded

Garden City

but the wood has been hollowed out and whittled

which make me want to bake bread and be more virtuous

but this wonderful thing is like fence and tree and lights all rolled into one

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #6, c. 1850s wooden spoon with curvy handle though possibly it is anotherSince 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,