1897 Decorative Old Botanical Prints – Datura Sanguinea and Hybrid Petunias

€ 290

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1897
Sheet size: 24 × 15.5 cm (9.4 × 6.1 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-13692-3-44

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

These 1897 botanical prints are well-preserved with vibrant colors, minimal edge yellowing, and crisp details, making them stunning pieces for display or collection.

About this sheet

Datura sanguinea and hybrid petunias, a pair of original color-printed lithographs from Favorite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, 1897, each on its own sheet with the plant name and "Nat. size" lettered below the image.

The left plate shows Datura sanguinea as a single large trumpet of orange and yellow with frilled, pointed lobes, held above big, softly veined green leaves. The right plate shows hybrid petunias in three forms: a ruffled magenta flower at the upper right, a large flower in white with violet veining on the left, and small pink flowers at the lower left with a cutaway flower beside them, all set among rounded, hairy leaves.

Datura sanguinea comes from the Andes of South America, and the garden petunia was bred from South American species in the nineteenth century, so both subjects are plants of the Americas that European growers had taken up for the garden and the greenhouse.