Evocative Bookplate of Florida Key Sponge in Beautiful Old Wooden Frame bookplate published (in 1846) for ship

published (in 1846) for ship builders

2" d x 7/8" t

her thigh terminates in a flat surface

A pretty rare and special one I think

but I don't know for certain

Evocative Bookplate of Florida Key Sponge in Beautiful Old Wooden Frame bookplate published (in 1846) for shipI'm not sure from whence it came or how it came to be someone very carefully cut out and mounted the information about the bookplate on the back of the frame but it has a bit of the feel of having been hung in an old library or museum or science department. I love the idea of hanging an image of a giant sponge right over one's desk or reading chair, and also love how it looks a bit like a brain, and also a portrait, with these little points at the top