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Still life in seaweed and shells, 19th century
Height x width: 30 x 30 cm.
These types of still lifes were made with seaweed and seashells and represented a form of art in Victorian England. Often enclosed in frames or under glass, they were considered souvenirs and were mostly created by women as a domestic pastime or sold in seaside resorts.
They were known as “seaweed art.” The seaweed, pressed like dried flowers, was arranged artistically with small shells to create coastal landscapes, marine bouquets—as in this case—or symbolic motifs.
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CURIOSITIES FROM EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL ART SILVERS, IVORIES, CORALS, ICONS AND WUNDERKAMMER
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