Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #2, c. 1850s standing figure or else taken on the

or else taken on the road

I'd guess it dates to the mid- to late-19th century and is marked "Germany" in blue on the bottom

made of three carved layers of wood

The basket seems to be made primarily of a tightly wound paper fibre

the Chinaberry tree is prone to a specific wood-parasitic infection which causes the tree branch to burst open

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #2, c. 1850s standing figure or else taken on theSince 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, which are larger inn size and more varied than the last. 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