Manchineel Tree & Spanish Festoon
Manchineel Tree & Spanish Festoon (Hippomane mancinella) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. II (Pl. 95) · Mark Catesby · 1734–1743.
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Where it works
Catesby's manchineel, a branch of toothed green leaves and a small green fruit, sits beside a spray of violet flowers while two checkered yellow-and-black butterflies fly above, on aged cream. Botanical and calm for a study or a sunroom at 18×24 in dark wood, with his Sea Grape.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique botanical plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- sage, purple, butter yellow, cream
- Mood
- calm, scholarly
- Rooms
- study or library, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom
- Good gift for
- plant lovers, her
Size. We'd hang this one at 18×24. Prints at 12×16, 18×24 in — 12×16 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 18×24 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. Pairs as a set of three with other botanical prints (10% off three or more).
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.
