Original Hand‑Colored Copperplate Engraving — Epidendrum ciliare (Clam Shell Orchid) — Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (19th Century)

An authentic 19th‑century hand‑colored copperplate engraving depicting Epidendrum ciliare, commonly known as the Clam Shell Orchid. This elegant botanical plate captures the species’ narrow, fringed petals and distinctive shell‑like lip, rendered with scientific precision and finished with period hand‑applied watercolor on wove paper. A refined example of Victorian orchid illustration. Excellent circulated condition.

Dimension: W10.5" x H14" 

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