Iris Florentina (Iris Flower) - Köhler, 19th century. (Iris Wall Art)
This print gives you a pale, clean botanical page that feels calm on the wall. The light blossoms and tall leaves have a soft, airy look, with plenty of open space so it never feels busy. On warm parchment style paper, it frames well as botanical wall art in a bedroom, hallway, or a quiet reading corner, and it blends easily with other art prints for simple home decor.
About this print
This print is based on Iris florentina (often called Florentine iris) from Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen, a late 19th century German herbal published in volumes in 1887, 1890, and 1898, with color images made using chromolithography, a 19th century color printing process.
What makes this one interesting is the balance between softness and structure. You get the elegant blooms, but also the clear “reference page” feel that made books like this useful. Iris species like this are also tied to orris root, which is the dried rhizome used in perfumery for its violet-like scent.
If you compare it with Lavender, you will see the same clean layout and easy-to-read style, just with a different plant shape and mood.
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 our Botanical Art collection.
Iris Flower (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.
Visit the link below to see more about how our replicas are made, how to display them, and repair the damage:
https://www.artifex-replicas.com/post/about-our-parchment-replicas
