Painterly Pinks, Lovely Victorian Mounted Sea Moss Specimen antique tobacco silk stands squarely

stands squarely

one of which wraps around a fabric candle

1 1/16" cubes and in good much used condition

embracing a sweetheart - while looking straight at us with an expression that seems some combination of eager and sly

Executed in graphite

Painterly Pinks, Lovely Victorian Mounted Sea Moss Specimen antique tobacco silk stands squarelyI come across lone sea moss samples now and then, which tend to show their age and some related losses, but this just a beauty of an example, very painterly and lush and ethereal feeling, as if still rippling in the current, under the sea. Paper 8 7 8" x 5 11 16". Very good condition, 19th century, securely mounted to good weight paper.