Anna Atkins Medium Book Necklace: Grateloupia filicina YGroup_foundlings_art_print or a pouch

or a pouch

line-free Strathmore drawing paper

7/16″ post

5″ wide by 3

Reminiscent of an old schoolhouse slate

Anna Atkins Medium Book Necklace: Grateloupia filicina YGroup_foundlings_art_print or a pouchThis limited medium 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