Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #7, c. 1850s vintage pueblo pottery There in one small rough

There in one small rough spot on the exterior

The holes at the center of each ring are slightly graduated in size

or scrapes that I can see

the patterns reference the Shipibo belief that "in mythic times geometric designs covered everything—the sky

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #7, c. 1850s vintage pueblo pottery There in one small roughSince 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