Amanita Muscaria Mushroom - Köhler, 19th century. (Mushroom Wall Art)
This is one of those prints that instantly reads from across the room. The red cap and white flecks feel bold, but the layout stays calm and tidy, like a careful study sheet. It works well as botanical wall art in a study, kitchen, or country house home decor where you want something natural, a little strange, and still clean.
About this print
This print comes from Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen (Köhler’s Medicinal Plants), a late 19th century German herbal put together as a practical reference with clear color illustrations. The whole point of the book was fast recognition, so the image stays readable and organized instead of decorative for its own sake.
Amanita muscaria is better known as the fly agaric, the iconic red mushroom with white “warts.” It is poisonous and has a long history in folklore, and it was even used as a fly poison, which is where the common name comes from. That background is part of why this page feels so interesting on a wall. It is not trying to be dramatic, it is simply presenting something famous and risky in a calm, almost scientific way.
If you like that mix of old-world natural history and folklore in a single image, Mandrake (Mandragora) continues the same feeling, where a “story plant” gets pinned down into clear lines you can actually study.
Craft & finish
This print is made on hand-processed paper, highlighted with subtle gold and sealed with beeswax for an authentic parchment feel. Please note that colors can look slightly different from screen to screen.
Find more prints like this in the Botanical Art collection.
Amanita Muscaria Mushroom (Köhler, 19th century.) - Vintage Botanical Print
In case your print creases during the travel, as it usually does travel for some time, you can safely warm it up with a hair-dryer, and the wax will melt back right into it. You can also use a lighter, which is a much faster method, but be careful to keep the flame either above the paper or parallel to it (which means holding the paper vertically) so it doesn't smudge or even catch fire. The chance of the print actually creasing is very small, as they are rolled in bubble-wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. Also, be sure to keep the print out of the direct sunlight, as it can melt or fade.
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