Magnolia Altissima - Mark Catesby Phone Case

$48USD
About the Phone Case

Finishes

• Gloss for a lustrous statement
• Matte for velvety refinement

Reasons to Love Them

• Dual layer case offers extra protection for the accident prone — durable shatterproof outer layer, tight silicone inner layer for shock absorption
• HD print quality and finish
• Open access to ports/buttons
• Raised rim guards screen/camera
• Snaps on/off with ease
• Sublimated printing means the artwork on your case won't fade, crack or peel
• Certified non-toxic by REACH, RoHS and TÜV Rheinland

Production

• Printed locally in USA, UK, EU & AUS
• Made-to-order in 2-3 days on average

6 Month Warranty

Your new treasure comes with a 6 month warranty, protecting against any defects and faults that can be traced to its production. Meaning if your treasure develops a fault or defect due to its components or construction, you’ll get a replacement sent out free of charge — no surprise extras, no runaround.

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About the Artwork

Mark Catesby's Magnolia Altissima opens across the frame in a single unshielded bloom, the ivory-cream petals catching every hatched line his copperplate engraving pressed into being. This is Magnolia grandiflora as Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands first fixed it, a colonial Carolina specimen he drew only when freshly gathered, letting no petal bend toward invention.

The pink-striped cone at the flower's center lifts an ochre-yellow anther cluster into view, ringed by yellow-green foliage whose veins still carry the discipline of eighteenth-century botanical illustration. Sir Hans Sloane's patronage sent Catesby into this Carolina wilderness, and what came back was a self-taught engraver's insistence on holding the flower open at the exact moment of its blooming, a compositional choice historians tie to his documented refusal to draw from anything but a living or freshly gathered specimen.

Behind the bloom, dark umber ground swallows the yellow-green leaves into shadow, leaving only the ivory-cream petals and their ochre-yellow center to hold the light. Here that companion is only glimpsed, its rust-red edge pressed against blackish-green background of the eighteenth-century botanical illustration convention Catesby built, plant and animal sharing one hand-colored plate, survives even in this cropped fragment.

Origin Story

Mark Catesby (1683–1749) was the English naturalist-artist who first painted America's wilderness into scientific record. Born in Castle Hedingham, Essex, he crossed twice to the New World — Virginia in 1712, then Carolina, Florida, and the Bahamas from 1722 — sketching birds, fish, and reptiles from life, unbroken color still wet on his brush. Mentored by John Ray, backed by Peter Collinson, he learned etching himself rather than trust another hand.

His masterwork, The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, paired 220 plates of flora with fauna, pioneering ecological illustration decades before Audubon. Elected to the Royal Society, Catesby fused watercolor precision with pioneering fieldwork, founding American ornithological art.

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2. Produit à la demande

Imprimé après votre achat dans des ateliers d’impression à travers les États-Unis, le Royaume-Uni, l’UE et l’Australie. Produit, contrôlé pour la qualité, emballé avec soin et confié à des transporteurs de confiance dans un délai moyen de 72 à 96 heures.

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A fortress disguised as art. Outer layer made from specialist impact-resistant plastic, which is extremely strong and lightweight. Black silicone inner layer gives additional shock absorption.

Made-to-order
Printed at labs across the USA, UK, EU & AUS after your purchase. Ensuring your new treasure gets produced as close to you as possible.
Certified non-toxic
REACH, RoHS and TÜV Rheinland certified. So your new treasure contains no harmful chemicals or hazardous substances.

Tailored to Your Device

Chic and shatterproof

Easy access to buttons and clear, open ports for connectivity. Plus a raised rim guard for your screen & camera.

Art sealed in
Vivid, permanent, full-coverage print infused into the outer layer with a sublimation dye process. Meaning your art won't fade, crack or peel.
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High-quality colour print which is fully 3D wrapped around the entire body of the case; covering all corners, sides and edges equally

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