Victorian Sea Moss Composition with Cut Paper Horn, Mid 19th Century, Period Oak Frame German modern with the only loss a

with the only loss a few minor splits to the cedar wrapping the rim--very minor and not visible with lid on

which changes from blue to pink as one unwinds

had a lot of knowledge about early blocks

I think there is so much one could write about this

and the dark brown glaze and irregularity of the form just right

Victorian Sea Moss Composition with Cut Paper Horn, Mid 19th Century, Period Oak Frame German modern with the only loss aOccasionally 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 horn evoking a theorem painting stencil as well as nodding to 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