Mellivora &c. Bignonia &c.
Date(1731-1745)
Artist/Maker
Mark Catesby
(1683 - 1749)
OriginEngland, London
MediumEtching on laid paper with hand color
DimensionsOverall: 20 1/16 × 13 1/2in. (51 × 34.3cm)
Other (Plate): 14 × 10 1/2in. (35.6 × 26.7cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1964-75
DescriptionUpper left corner reads: "65"Lower margin reads" Mellivora &c./ MC/ Bignonia &c."
Label TextFrom Mark Catesby's "The Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the fitures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents," Volume 1. Shows a humming bird feeding at a trumpet flower.
Markings65. Watermarked: Honig.
ProvenancePlate from Catesby's NATURAL HISTORY OF CAROLINA, FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS.
1731-1743
