Taraxacum Officinale (Dandelion) - Köhler, 19th century. (Dandelion Wall Art)
This print feels like a clean page from an old herbal. You get the yellow flower heads, the round seed “clock,” and small detail studies laid out in a tidy way, with plenty of open space around them. The parchment look keeps it warm and calm, so it works as botanical wall art in a kitchen, entryway, or a home office. It also sits easily beside other art prints if you are building a simple, natural-history home decor wall.
About this print
This print shows Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) from Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen, a late 19th century German herbal published in three volumes (1887, 1890, 1898). It was written principally by Hermann Adolph Köhler and edited after his death by Gustav Pabst, and it was published by Franz Eugen Köhler.
The plates were printed using chromolithography, a 19th century color process where each color is printed separately and layered to build the final image. The name “dandelion” comes from the French for “lion’s tooth,” a nod to the jagged leaves, and officinale is a Latin label used for plants tied to older pharmacy and apothecary use.
If you like this clear, labeled “book page” layout, Poppy Flower is a good reference point for the same Köhler style in a different plant.
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.
Dandelion (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
