Anna Atkins Large Book Necklace: Cystoseira fibrosa available-collection Our little Walnut and leather

Our little Walnut and leather jewelry boxes are handmade out of scrap vegetable-tanned leather and sustainable wood leftovers from treasures made in our shop

The only difference between this and the current bag is the tag

Made by hand in collaboration with Priya Means Love

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Inspired by the tiny works of fellow Philadelphian

Anna Atkins Large Book Necklace: Cystoseira fibrosa available-collection Our little Walnut and leatherThis 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