Giant Hermit Crab & Sea Whip
Giant Hermit Crab & Sea Whip (Petrochirus diogenes) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. II (Pl. 34) · Mark Catesby · 1734–1743.
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This print

Where it works
Catesby's giant hermit crab, out of its shell in rose and rust with big rounded claws, sits among the pale branching arms of a sea whip, on aged cream. For a study or a bathroom at 16×24 in a black frame, with his Caribbean Hermit Crab and Topsnail.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- terracotta, blush pink, grey, cream
- Mood
- graphic, scholarly
- Rooms
- bathroom, study or library, 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. The label ground is its own mat: a slim black or dark wood frame, no extra mat.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
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