Victorian Pressed Sea Moss - Set of Six Specimens, Mounted small tin box now missing

now missing

Watercolor/gouache color is very rich

several months ago

Overall the box shows plenty of wear but is holding together and the wood of the dominoes is in excellent shape

Victorian Pressed Sea Moss - Set of Six Specimens, Mounted small tin box now missingI think I'll never get over the magic of antique pressed seaweed sea moss specimens, and really love the wispiness and delicacy of these six, which feel rather as if still waving in the water and also remind me a bit of Rorschach ink blots, where one might see all sorts of things in them. The specimens were adhered to ruled paper, then mounted in a grid to a backing sheet quite long ago I believe (my guess is their presentation here is how they were