Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Bellflower - Campanula sp.
Campanula persicifolia (Peach-leaved Bellflower) photo by Wilson44691, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Campanula persicifolia (Peach-leaved Bellflower) (published as Campanula caerulea persicifolia) from Basilius Bessler, Hortus Eystettensis, vol. 2, plate 159, fig. III, 1620
Campanula sp. (Bellflower) from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, James Betts Woodblock Printed Quilt Top, c. 1840
Common Names: Bellflower
 
Description: Campanula sp. (Bellflower) is a member of the Bellflower Family (Campanulaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 1, p.344- 353 recorded forty-five species of Bellflower native to England and much of Europe, North America, Western Asia, Siberia, the Cape of Good Hope, and New South Wales. Today more than 500 species are recognized, mainly from the Northern Hemisphere. 
 

Quilts with this Campanula sp. (Bellflower) motif: 
 
  • Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, James Betts Woodblock Printed Quilt Top, Object Number 1970-194, c. 1840

Chintz with this Campanula sp. (Bellflower) motif: 
 
  • None known at this time 

                                           Additional Campanula sp. (Bellflower) Motifs
Campanula sp. (Bellflower) from the Victioria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric, c. 1850 

Quilts with this Campanula sp. (Bellflower) motif: 
  •  None known at this time

Chintz with this Campanula sp. (Bellflower) motif: 
  • Victioria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric, Accession Number T.7-1933, c, 1850
Campanula sp. (Bellflower) from the Victioria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric, c, 1830-1835

Quilts with this Campanula sp. (Bellflower) motif: 
  •  None known at this time

Chintz with this Campanula sp. (Bellflower) motif: 
  • Victioria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric, Accession Number CIRC.10-1956, c, 1830-1835






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