Remora & Swordbush
Remora & Swordbush (Remora remora) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. II (Pl. 26) · Mark Catesby · 1734–1743.
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Where it works
Catesby's remora, a brown fish with a ridged sucker disc on its head, lies below a tall feathery swordbush with small red flowers, on aged cream. Curious and leafy for a study, a bathroom or a beach house at 16×24 in dark wood, with his Ladyfish and Coinvine.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- chocolate brown, sage, red, cream
- Mood
- scholarly, calm
- Rooms
- bathroom, study or library, hallway or entryway
- Good gift for
- him, anglers
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.
Details & materials
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The same plate printed edge-to-edge, filling the whole sheet — bold and immersive.
