Antique Botanical Pressing 004 Hat saffron sun

saffron sun

In great shape for its age

but especially in the darker winter months

Green Smoke: rosemary dew

Hand carved folk art wooden chain with large links

Antique Botanical Pressing 004 Hat saffron sunI came across this collection of antique botanical pressings at an estate sale in New Hampshire; the box they were stored in had not seen the light of day for over 100 years and I audibly gasped when I removed the lid. They are in incredible condition! Since these pressings were so wonderfully preserved some of the specimens still show color and texture unlike any I've come across before. These botanical pressings were collected by Eva Beede Odell in