Description
A dense catalog of reptiles and amphibians fills this hand-colored engraving, arranged in three horizontal registers from snakes and lizards at top to crocodilians in the middle and turtles below. Ochre, sage green, and cream tones dominate the naturalistic palette, rendered with fine cross-hatching and delicate linework characteristic of 19th-century scientific illustration. Crafted from dishwasher-safe stainless steel and made to order, sized to fit a standard bottle and keep it cool for hours, with the artwork wrapped around the outside. It holds the centerpiece of the table and doubles as an independent artist's work.