Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #5, c. 1850s glass jug which give it a nice

which give it a nice sense of history and age

but they are really bright and lovely

There appear to be three hairline cracks in the base

with some wear to the wood around the edges at the top of the boot and a smallish white scuff mark on the surface of the wood near the top center on one side

This piece does not appear to be signed on the bottom

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #5, c. 1850s glass jug which give it a niceSince 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,