Mellivora &c. Bignonia &c.
Date(1731-1745)
Artist/Maker
Mark Catesby
1683 - 1749
OriginEngland, London
MediumEtching on laid paper with hand color
DimensionsOverall: 20 1/16 × 13 1/2in. (51 × 34.3cm)
Other (Plate): 14 × 10 1/2in. (35.6 × 26.7cm)
Other (Plate): 14 × 10 1/2in. (35.6 × 26.7cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1964-75
DescriptionUpper left corner reads: "65"Lower margin reads" Mellivora &c./ MC/ Bignonia &c."Label TextFrom Mark Catesby's "The Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: containing the fitures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents," Volume 1. Shows a humming bird feeding at a trumpet flower.Mark(s)65. Watermarked: Honig.ProvenanceBefore 1964, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1964-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
