Lavender - Köhler, 19th century. (Lavender Wall Art)
This is a calm lavender study with soft violet tones and plenty of breathing room. It works as botanical wall art in kitchens, bedrooms, studios, or anywhere you want gentle home decor that still feels smart and collected.
About this print
This print comes from Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen, a late 19th century German herbal known for clear, color botanical illustrations made using chromolithography. The layout is practical on purpose, with the flowering plant as the main focus and smaller numbered details around it, so the page reads like a real study sheet instead of “just decoration.”
What makes it interesting is how much information gets packed into a quiet-looking image. You can see enlarged views of the flower and its parts, plus small cut views that explain what is happening inside, down to the seed. It is the kind of old illustration that rewards a closer look, because the first impression is simple, but the details feel almost like notes someone cared enough to draw neatly.
If you enjoy this “medicine book” feel, Ipomoea purga stays in the same world, but shifts from a fragrant herb to a climbing plant and its thick root details.
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.
Lavender (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
