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Oyster

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This colorful illustration of an oyster shell appeared in the sixteenth volume of George Shaw’s The Naturalist’s Miscellany. Shaw, an English botanist, created twenty-four such volumes in all, making it the largest series on natural history at that time. He worked hand in hand with illustrator, painter, and engraver Frederick P. Nodder, the artist of this Oyster.

Each volume was “respectfully inscribed” to a person notable either in their royalty or their contributions to scientific knowledge. The sixteenth volume was dedicated to James Parkinson, Esquire, then the proprietor of the Leverian Museum. The museum was a natural history and ethnography collection, assembled by Sir Ashton Lever. Lever’s interest in collecting began with seashells, but quickly grew to include live animals and items from the voyages of famed British explorer Captain James Cook. The collection was open to the public as early as 1766 and quite popular, but sadly not enough to sustain Lever’s collecting desires. He bought items until he went bankrupt (at which point there were 28,000 specimens). Parkinson acquired the collection in 1784 and kept it open to the public for another twenty years before eventually selling the collection.

Parkinson and Shaw knew each other because it was George Shaw who catalogued the entire Leverian Museum collection. It is because of their work that we know what was contained in that monumental museum, even after its contents were scattered to the winds.

Also, oysters are delicious.

 

 

+ Museum quality: archival inks, 100% cotton rag paper unless noted
+ Handcrafted custom-framing is available

Our quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the images, not the printed image itself. We do not alter the aspect ratio, nor do we crop or resize the artists’ originals. All of our prints have a minimum border of .5 inches to allow for framing.

Museo Portfolio Rag

Edition Structure:
10"x8" | edition of 20
14"x11" | edition of 100
20"x16" | edition of 20
24"x20" | edition of 5

Artist - Vintage Editions

Vintage Editions

For our Vintage Editions series, our curators scour historical archives for both timeless classics and heretofore unseen gems. These images come back to life as exhibition-quality prints now available to everyone. As a bonus, purchasing equals patronage: sales from Vintage Edition prints go towards supporting our growing roster of artists.

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