Common Garter Snake (Spotted Ribbon Snake)
Common Garter Snake (Spotted Ribbon Snake) (Thamnophis sirtalis) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. II (Pl. 51) · Mark Catesby · 1734–1743.
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This print
Where it works
Catesby's spotted garter snake, grey speckled in black, winds up through a branch of small round leaflets, long pale pods and a few pea flowers, on aged cream. Airy and patterned for a study or a hallway at 24×16 in dark wood, with his Eastern Ribbon Snake.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- grey, sage, ochre, cream
- Mood
- airy, scholarly
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×16. Prints at 18×12, 24×16 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard.
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.
