Four different antique herbarium plates, reprinted at a size you can actually read from across a room and set behind glass in a printed wood frame with a fine patterned border. The originals were working documents — a specimen pressed, drawn and annotated by somebody trying to identify it — and that is why they still look intelligent on a wall instead of decorative. Each piece ships in one of four assorted styles, so a pair or a run of four hangs as a set without repeating. Browse more wall art.
Details
- 13-3/4"W x 17-3/4"H
- Vintage reproduction botanical image printed behind glass
- Printed wood frame with a fine patterned inner border
- Green and white palette on a soft aged ground
- Four assorted styles — style is chosen at random unless you ask us in the showroom
- Vertical orientation, ready to hang
- Reproduction print, not an original plate
- From Creative Co-Op's Secret Garden collection
- By Creative Co-Op
Styling
Botanicals are the most forgiving art you can hang because the subject is already in most rooms — put one over a console with a real plant beside it and the two argue for each other. At this size a single piece is a filler; two stacked vertically in a narrow space, or all four in a two-by-two grid with two inches between frames, is where it starts to look deliberate.
The green is soft and slightly grey, so it sits with sage, oat, walnut and unlacquered brass and stays quiet against a saturated wall. In a hallway or a stairwell, run them in a line at a single eye-level centre and let the repetition do the work. If the room already has a large statement piece, hang these somewhere else entirely — they are a set, and sets want their own wall. More in home decor, living room furniture and decor and more.
Care
- Dust the frame with a dry, soft cloth
- Clean the glass with a cloth sprayed lightly, never spray directly onto the glass
- Avoid ammonia-based cleaners, which can creep behind the glass and mark the print
- Hang out of direct sun — reproduction inks fade faster than the originals ever did
- Use a hanger rated well above the piece's weight and hit a stud or use a proper anchor
- Wood frames are printed rather than stained, so avoid soaking or scrubbing the finish
