Anna Atkins Large Book Necklace: Mesogloia purpurea knives Metric: 19

Metric: 19

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As its namesake Maurice Sendak wrote

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A usable and wearable hand-stitched miniature book finished with reclaimed leather

Anna Atkins Large Book Necklace: Mesogloia purpurea knives Metric: 19This limited large book necklace features one of Anna Atkins seaweed cyanotypes laser engraved on antique leather. Anna Atkins was the first person to use photography to illustrate a book. Note NOT the first woman, but the first human! She was an incredible illustrator and had illustrated some books for her father, but the discovery of Cyanotypes sent her into a new obsession. She began making photographic images of her extensive seaweed collection in