Atlantic Ghost Crab & Sea Plume
Atlantic Ghost Crab & Sea Plume (Ocypode quadrata) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. II (Pl. 35) · Mark Catesby · 1734–1743.
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Where it works
Catesby's ghost crab, pale grey on long legs, stands beneath three tall pink feathery sea plumes, on aged cream. Light and coastal for a bathroom, a beach house or a hallway at 16×24 in dark wood, with his Purple Land Crab.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- blush pink, grey, burgundy, cream
- Mood
- airy, graphic
- Rooms
- bathroom, hallway or entryway
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. A slim black or dark wood frame right to the plate edge; the plate's own margin frames the subject.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
About this design
The Madten promise
The cream specimen edition
The same plate set on a soft cream ground with a typeset specimen label — a gallery-ready print.
