SOLD Four Panel Victorian Sea Moss Specimen Collection, Rockport, Mass. pewter box with stone It measures 7 3/4" tall

It measures 7 3/4" tall x 5 1/2" at widest diameter

This is a partial piquet deck (piquet dates to the 16th century at latest

each cube measures 1 1/16" square

as marking them with graphite

The long arm folds down to rest inside of a groove carved into the side of the handle--though at this point it doesn't   close quite all the way in

SOLD Four Panel Victorian Sea Moss Specimen Collection, Rockport, Mass. pewter box with stone It measures 7 3/4" tallI love it when I find Victorian sea moss specimens that were collected in my neck of the woods these in Rockport, MA, just a few miles from me here in Ipswich, and the beaches of which I know well. And what a beautiful group of specimens, as ethereal and radiant as they come, perfectly preserved. With green silk ribbons at the corners joining each card to the next. 14 1 4" l x 4" t fully open; folds up to 4" x 3 1 2". Pretty much pristine condition.