Description
This 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 1843. She created thousands of cyanotype prints and sent them to libraries and other institutions in the mid-1800s for their collections – many of which remain today, including, of course, the collection at the New York Public Library!
A usable and wearable hand-stitched miniature book finished with reclaimed leather.
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