SOLD Abby Boutwell's 1881 "Seaside Gleanings" Sea Moss Album, Martha's Vineyard hand-painted bentwood box The needles are a gorgeous

The needles are a gorgeous shade of deep brown

with a little staining along the right side of "Its what we do"

with some inspirational cartoon planes from a newspaper glued to the back

which is early 1900s Dutch

I am not entirely certain of the wood

SOLD Abby Boutwell's 1881 "Seaside Gleanings" Sea Moss Album, Martha's Vineyard hand-painted bentwood box The needles are a gorgeousI'm always on the prowl for Victorian sea moss pressings, so was delighted to find this beautifully preserved, completely filled album of them (with a handful of extras to boot). They were gathered by an Abby Boutwell on Martha's Vineyard in 1881, who titled the album "Seaside Gleanings" on the title page. An excellent example, with the specimens, of which there are a wide variety, mounted to cards of consistent size, which can be easily removed from