{"product_id":"victorian-robin-antique-botanical","title":"Victorian Robin – Antique Botanical","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe tradition of Victorian natural history illustration reached its height in the mid-to-late nineteenth century, when the combination of improved printing techniques, expanding natural history collections, and a public appetite for scientific knowledge produced some of the most beautiful images in the history of illustration. Artists working in this tradition — producing plates for journals, monographs, and popular natural history publications — were required to be both scientifically accurate and aesthetically compelling, a conjunction that gave the best Victorian natural history art its distinctive character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe European Robin (\u003cem\u003eErithacus rubecula\u003c\/em\u003e) was among the most familiar birds in British natural history illustration, appearing in works ranging from formal scientific publications to the seasonal imagery of Christmas cards, where its association with winter and the postal service made it a recurring motif. This mug draws on that tradition: the bird rendered with the careful botanical precision of a nineteenth-century field illustration, set against a composition that evokes the decorative natural history prints of the Victorian period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFine Porcelain — 10 oz. Dishwasher and microwave safe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tazzarte","offers":[{"title":"Fine Porcelain — 10 oz","offer_id":57724160311627,"sku":"6b7caefc-792b-4db6-b689-d0b1f5591dc6","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/8475\/8859\/files\/fbc9bcab-e15e-4273-81f4-b92ab5f808a3.webp?v=1782798640","url":"https:\/\/tazzarte.com\/de\/products\/victorian-robin-antique-botanical","provider":"Tazzarte","version":"1.0","type":"link"}