{"product_id":"victorian-sea-moss-specimens-album-with-manuscript-poems-boothbay-harbor-and-nantucket-1","title":"Victorian Sea Moss Specimens Album with Manuscript Poems, Boothbay Harbor and Nantucket","description":"\u003cp\u003eI've had a few Victorian sea moss albums and booklets over the years, but this the first with handwritten verses to accompany the mosses on every page. \u003cem\u003e\"Was this the fringe of a sea nymph's robe \/ Caught in the door of a coral cave \/  Loosened by waters that span the globe \/ And tossed ashore on a foamy wave?\"\u003c\/em\u003e Very Victorian indeed! The maker of this was clearly devoted to the effort, and in most cases documented the type of sea moss and also where it was gathered (mostly Boothbay Harbor in Maine and Nantucket.) Dreamy and moody and very much of its time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 7 13\/16\" x 5 7\/8\". One ribbon holding the pages together was lost (probably turned to dust) along the way, but otherwise it is very well preserved. One could easily thread a ribbon through the holes again--or easily remove the other to frame the pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48643521478910,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_1357_28cb4336-20ef-442c-8faa-15177e66851f.png?v=1784722806","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/victorian-sea-moss-specimens-album-with-manuscript-poems-boothbay-harbor-and-nantucket-1","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}