Victorian Dried Seaweed Pressing, Isle of Wight, #1 Betty and Vyt 3 3/8" tall x 1

3 3/8" tall x 1 1/4" wide x 7/8" deep

circa 1920s-40s vintage Japanese footed ceramic cachepot

most of what one sees dates from the early to mid-20th century

with some dry rot to the wood in one area on one piece and small dings and scuffs all over

postmarked 1911

Victorian Dried Seaweed Pressing, Isle of Wight, #1 Betty and Vyt 3 3/8" tall x 1This is the first of a handful of small seaweed pressings I purchased together, which I think are just exquisitely beautiful! A few of them, including this one, are signed and dated (1867 I believe, though possibly 1887) at bottom, others initialed on back, so they represent the work of a few different people, most likely young women, among whom seaweed collecting and pressing was quite the thing during the Victorian era. I love the fact that making