Redeye Sponge Crab & Sea Fan
Redeye Sponge Crab & Sea Fan (Dromia erythropus) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. II (Pl. 37) · Mark Catesby · 1734–1743.
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Where it works
Catesby's sponge crab, small and dark with red claws, sits at the base of a great golden-yellow sea fan spreading across the page, on aged cream. The gold suits a bathroom, a beach house or a hallway at 24×16 in dark wood, with his Mojarra and Sea Fan.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- gold, ochre, chocolate brown, cream
- Mood
- warm, graphic
- Rooms
- bathroom, hallway or entryway
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.
