Cottonmouth
Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. II (Pl. 43) · Mark Catesby · 1734–1743.
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This print
Where it works
Catesby's cottonmouth, a thick brown snake with its pale mouth open, curls in an S between sprays of small green leaves, on aged cream. Dramatic and earthy for a study, a den or a library at 24×16 in a black frame, with his Eastern Rat Snake.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- chocolate brown, sage, ochre, cream
- Mood
- dramatic, earthy
- Rooms
- 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.
