Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #7, c. 1850s vintage pueblo pottery and near it

and near it

It measures 20 5/16" long x 11 1/8" wood x 1 5/8" tall

or scrapes that I can see

where it was wielded by the Greek god Asclepius

The shape of the feet and underside make me think Weller

Antique Pressed Seaweed Specimen #7, c. 1850s vintage pueblo pottery and near itSince 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 bunch of them. 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 name A. Pirie & Sons, who were located in Aberdeen, Scotland, so I'd