Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen Large Cross, c. 1850s Rockland Maine but the text on reverse

but the text on reverse is in English and a good deal about little French dogs

but it was so lovingly and labor-intensively made (taking three years

giving them distinct personalities

it measures 54 x 72 inches and in is excellent condition

I just love this solid walnut top as an object

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen Large Cross, c. 1850s Rockland Maine but the text on reverseSince 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,