Flamingo Head & Sea Rod
Flamingo Head & Sea Rod (Phoenicopterus ruber) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. I (Pl. 74) · Mark Catesby · 1729–1732.
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Where it works
A flamingo's orange head and black-tipped bill rest among the dark branching arms of a sea rod coral in this Catesby study, on a tall cream page. Graphic and unusual for a bathroom, a hallway or a study at 24×36 in a black frame, with his American Flamingo.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- orange, chocolate brown, charcoal, cream
- Mood
- graphic, scholarly
- Rooms
- bathroom, hallway or entryway, study or library, nursery, kids room
- Good gift for
- bird lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. The label ground is its own mat: a slim black or dark wood frame, no extra mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other bird prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
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The full-bleed edition
The same plate printed edge-to-edge, filling the whole sheet — bold and immersive.
