Book - [Seaweed Scrapbook]
[Seaweed Scrapbook]
1876 (Date manufactured/created)
Paper, Cloth
[Seaweed Scrapbook]. 1870s.
Folio (305 x 235mm), approx. 100 leaves, all with specimens. In original quarter roan and green cloth, spine gilt in compartments.
The Victorians loved their mementos, and seaweed scrapbooks were a common addition to young ladies' bookshelves. A young woman would collect specimens of seaweed near their home or while on holiday (in the case, along the beaches of Madison, CT) and press them into scrapbooks to form natural keepsakes. Sadly, we do not know who owned this particular seaweed album. For a more elaborate example, see the seaweed scrapbook digitized by the Brooklyn Museum Libraries via Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/objects-of-intrigue-seaweed-scrapbook
Folio (305 x 235mm), approx. 100 leaves, all with specimens. In original quarter roan and green cloth, spine gilt in compartments.
The Victorians loved their mementos, and seaweed scrapbooks were a common addition to young ladies' bookshelves. A young woman would collect specimens of seaweed near their home or while on holiday (in the case, along the beaches of Madison, CT) and press them into scrapbooks to form natural keepsakes. Sadly, we do not know who owned this particular seaweed album. For a more elaborate example, see the seaweed scrapbook digitized by the Brooklyn Museum Libraries via Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/objects-of-intrigue-seaweed-scrapbook
B2021.55