Seashells and Mermaids Wednesday Whimsy

This week I’m showcasing some Victorian trade cards with shells and an oceanic theme…

“One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.”Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“A beach is not only a sweep of sand, but shells of sea creatures, the sea glass, the seaweed, the incongruous objects washed up by the ocean.”Henry Grunwald

“I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air.”Esther Williams (Clark Gabl...