Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #7, c. 1850s carved shrimp 9 3/4" tall x 1"

9 3/4" tall x 1" wide and in very good vintage condition

Some light staining to the paper at bottom center and along the edges

These are French (and came straight from a seller in France) with the Jack of Clubs featuring the Gatteaux mark on shield

This is about the most satisfying pin cushion I've ever seen

I love how the line of her nose extends all the way down from her eyes (which seem to see into my soul

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #7, c. 1850s carved shrimp 9 3/4" tall x 1"Since 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 bunch 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, Scotland, so I'd