Anna Atkins Large Book Necklace: Cystoseira fibrosa available-collection She created thousands of cyanotype

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

and voilà

edible notes: Leaf and stem

Inspired by the tiny works of fellow Philadelphian

Made by hand in collaboration with Priya Means Love

Anna Atkins Large Book Necklace: Cystoseira fibrosa available-collection She created thousands of cyanotypeThis 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