Vintage Trowbridge Custom Framed Botanical Print “Gladiolus × willmoreanus” after Louis van Houtte (1810–1876) silk wall hanging suggesting rooftops

suggesting rooftops

Its wool is soft and lustrous

with the natural grain of the wood offering texture and character

2 3/4h x 4w

The clarity of the glass combined with the rich

Vintage Trowbridge Custom Framed Botanical Print “Gladiolus × willmoreanus” after Louis van Houtte (1810–1876) silk wall hanging suggesting rooftopsThis elegant vintage botanical print by Trowbridge features Gladiolus willmoreanus, after the work of celebrated 19th century Belgian botanist and horticultural illustrator Louis van Houtte. Known for producing some of the finest botanical illustrations of the Victorian era, van Houtte combined scientific precision with remarkable artistic sensitivity, and this print beautifully captures the graceful structure and soft coloration of the gladiolus