A tiny bit of age toning but excellent condition
It measures 5" long x 1 7/8" wide x 1" tall
From curls to cuffs to silhouettes
looking like an easter bunny with a real sense of determination and maybe a little angst
7 1/2" w x 7" d x 7" t and in very good condition
Diminutive c. 1850 Handmade Preserved Sea Moss Album, New Bedford, MA, 32 Samples dark brown A tiny bit of ageSmall in scale but quite a treasure I think, which I like an extra lot for the fact that the sea moss specimens were collected in the whaling capital of New Bedford, MA, right around the time (c. 1850) that Melville was writing Moby Dick, which was inspired by it. It appears to me that this album, with shell shaped leather cover and tissue paper separating each page, has barely been opened since it was created; each of its 32 specimens is in excellent