Set of Two 19th Century English Victorian Nature Printed Ferns in Custom Gilt Carved Wood Frames

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Set of Two 19th Century English Victorian Nature Printed Ferns in Custom Gilt Carved Wood Frames
The set comprises of … Read more Set of Two 19th Century English Victorian Nature Printed Ferns in Custom Gilt Carved Wood Frames
The set comprises of Plate XXX Athyrium Filix-foemina and Plate WLVII Trichomanes Radicans.
By Thomas Moore (1821-1887)
From The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland
London: 1855-57, Henry Bradbury/Bradbury & Evans, John Lindley (editor)
Nature printed


A set of two English nature printed ferns from the 19th century custom framed and under glass. A rare pair of 19th century English nature printed ferns from the Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland. The author of this work was the botanist Thomas Moore (1821-1887),and the editor was John Lindley, London (1855-1856). The plates were executed by Henry Bradley (1831-1860).

Nature-printed ferns were created in Victorian England by pressing actual specimens in lead, transferring the image by electrotype to a copper plate, and printing and hand-coloring each one. The process allowed the reproduction of the finest details down to the veins of the fronds. Ferns were one of the few plants with a form that could be replicated, the shape of the fronds being largely two-dimensional. The resulting image was in two colors and provided a highly detailed and realistic depiction of the species.

According to the noted botanical scholar Wilfrid Blunt, this series is the crowning achievement of nature printing in terms of science and aesthetics.

Dimensions: Height 31. inches x Width 23 1/2 x Depth 1 inch
Print : Height 21 x Width 14 inches
Both botanical prints are custom framed with olive inset and cream matting and have a wavy carved pattern of black with gilt gold wood frames.
Good condition (Light spotting and fading, a few watermarks on the bottom of one of the prints. The frames have a few minor slight scuffs on the finish that probably would not notice unless pointed out) See less