Sweet Little Victorian Sea Moss Collection c. 1880s nativity but I did not document

but I did not document the contents of each envelope--all appear filled with one or more packets of tiny cut paper templates

others simply pinned up

maybe a few a bit older

or else display it tabletop over any sort of roundish object

with general wear and some paint loss

Sweet Little Victorian Sea Moss Collection c. 1880s nativity but I did not documentI'm forever on the hunt for Victorian pressed sea moss albums harder and harder to find, and more and more precious when one does. This is a small one, but the pressings on each page are lovely, well preserved, and quite nicely arranged, with a good eye toward variety of color and form, too. The covers are (as noted on the reverse of the front one) it seems made from Yucca plant, and the front cover features an image of "Ramona's House" I believe