Victorian Pressed Sea Moss - Set of Six Specimens, Mounted Arthur tilo alt and maybe had a weighted

and maybe had a weighted rope or at the other end allowing one to swing it round

completely sound and stable and clean

I really wish I had other works by the Betty Groose (or similar)

This set of hand thrown ceramic cups with expressionistic white glazing would be great for drinking coffee or tea--they feel great in the hand

I think this old catcher's mitt is such a gorgeous sculptural object

Victorian Pressed Sea Moss - Set of Six Specimens, Mounted Arthur tilo alt and maybe had a weightedI think I'll never get over the magic of antique pressed seaweed sea moss specimens, and really love the wispiness and delicacy of these six, which feel rather as if still waving in the water and also remind me a bit of Rorschach ink blots, where one might see all sorts of things in them. The specimens were adhered to ruled paper, then mounted in a grid to a backing sheet quite long ago I believe (my guess is their presentation here is how they were