SOLD Abby Boutwell's 1881 "Seaside Gleanings" Sea Moss Album, Martha's Vineyard brown cat with graceful form and great

with graceful form and great proportions

but it is in overall very good condition

is a perfect match for the fat nails and primitive construction of the stool

There is one patch of a bit of loss along an outside edge of the bone on one side

This is my favorite object I found at Brimfield

SOLD Abby Boutwell's 1881 "Seaside Gleanings" Sea Moss Album, Martha's Vineyard brown cat with graceful form and greatI'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