Mud Snake & Pine Lily
Mud Snake & Pine Lily (Farancia abacura) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. II (Pl. 58) · Mark Catesby · 1734–1743.
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This print
Where it works
Catesby's mud snake, blue-black with teal markings, rises beside a pine lily with flaring orange petals and long narrow leaves, a pine cone at the foot, on aged cream. Bold and striking for a study or a living room at 24×16 in a black frame, with his Corn Snake.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- navy, teal, orange, cream
- Mood
- bold, dramatic
- Rooms
- living room, 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.
