Tufted Titmouse (Catesby)
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. I (Pl. 57) · Mark Catesby · 1729–1732.
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This print
Where it works
Catesby's crested titmouse, a small grey bird, perches on a tall azalea of clustered pink-lilac flowers and green leaves, on a page toned warm butter-cream. Soft and gentle for a bedroom, a nursery or a guest room at 24×32 in dark wood, with Audubon's Tufted Titmouse.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- grey, blush pink, sage, butter yellow
- Mood
- serene, romantic
- Rooms
- bedroom, nursery, kids room
- Good gift for
- bird lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×32. Prints at 12×16, 18×24, 24×32 in — 12×16 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 18×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×32 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
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 bird 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.
