Nothing says class and elegance like a vignette of framed antique fern prints.

Lowe’s Ferns: British and Exotic 1856

This chromolithograph is from volume I of Edward Lowe’s Ferns: British and Exotic. The work was published by Groombridge & Sons in London on 1856.
Monographs, books concentrating on a single subject, were much the trend of the 19th century. Following the publication of monographs on several other plant genus, the fern finally achieved fame in the mid to late 1800’s. Lowe’s work was one of the early publications on the subject.
It was Lowe’s botanical expertise and funding that produced the work, but A.F. Lyon was the artist for the work, and Benjamin Fawcett’s printing talent created the plates. Fawcett was a well-known color printer of the time. His technique of using multiple engravings from the end-grain of the wood, known as chromoxylography, was used on this work. It was one of the first large publications to be printed in color with no hand-finishing.


Plate #: XI Vol 2

POLYPODIUM Subpetiolatum

Paper size: Approximately 5 3/4" x 9 1/2”
Paper Type: Woven (Heavy stock)
Paper Color: Dark creamy egg shell color with yellowish tint from toning.

Condition: Excellent. Toning throughout. Foxing spots as seen in pics.


Plates will be shipped with cardboard reinforcement.

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