Title: Knights Plume
Artist: Emma Homan Thayer
Medium: Antique botanical print from Wild Flowers of the Pacific Coast (1885)
Dimensions: Image size 9” x 7”
Price: $300 Framed

This original 1885 botanical illustration by Emma Homan Thayer captures the slender stems and clustered blooms of the Gilia wildflower with her signature blend of scientific clarity and decorative elegance. Fine linework and soft color give the piece a graceful vertical lift, making it a beautifully preserved example of 19th‑century American botanical art.