Nun's Orchid
Nun's Orchid (Phaius tankervilleae) — Curtis's Botanical Magazine (Pl. 1924) · 1817.
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Where it works
Russet-brown and white star flowers with pink lips line the tall green stem of the nun's orchid, set against a broad pleated leaf on a cream 1817 page. The brown-and-cream scheme suits a study with walnut or leather at 16×24 in natural wood, and sits beside the Zygopetalum Orchid.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique botanical plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- chocolate brown, cream, dark green
- Mood
- earthy, scholarly
- Rooms
- study or library, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom
- Good gift for
- plant lovers, her
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. A slim black or natural 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
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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.





























