Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #2, c. 1850s standing figure made of three carved layers

made of three carved layers of wood

Marked China on the back side

Switzerland and Norway

I'd guess it dates to the mid- to late-19th century and is marked "Germany" in blue on the bottom

a tiny fold in the bottom left corner

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #2, c. 1850s standing figure made of three carved layersSince 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 portfolio of seven of them, which are larger inn size and more varied than the last. 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