Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Centaurea cyanus - Bachelor Buttons 
Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor buttons) from Private Collection, French Cornflower Fabric Fragment, 19th century
Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor buttons) from Richard Duppa, Elements of the science of botany, as established by Linnaeus; with examples to illustrate the classes and orders of his system, 1812
Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor buttons) photo by Kiran Jonnalagadda from Bangalore, India [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]
Common Names: Bachelor buttons, bachelor's button, cornflower, corn flower, corn blue-bottle, bluecup, blue blob, blue bonnet, cornbottle, boutonierre flower, hurtsickle, gogglebuster
 
Description: Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor buttons) is a member of the Aster Family (Asteraceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 5 recorded it as a native of Britain. 

Quilts with this Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor buttons) motif: 
 
  • None known at this time

Chintz with this Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor buttons) motif: 
 
  • Private Collection, French Cornflower Fabric Fragment, 19th century



























Quilts with this Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor buttons) motif: 
 
  • None known at this time

Chintz with this Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor buttons) motif: 
 
  • Private Collection, Broderie Perse Bed Set, c. 1840

















 








Design with this Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor buttons) motif: 
  
  • The Victoria and Albert Museum, Design for a Chintz by Peter, made in France, Object Number D.1473-1908, 1794 



























Design with this Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor buttons) motif: 
  
  • The Victoria and Albert Museum, Design for a Chintz by Peter, made in France, Object Number D.1362-1908, 1794





©  Updated 10/24/2019     Author: Terry Terrell
Additional Anemone coronaria (Double Anemone) Motifs
Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor buttons) from Private Collection, Broderie Perse Bed Set, c. 1840
Victoria and Albert Museum, Design for a Chintz by Peter, made in France, Object Number D.1473-1908, 1794
Victoria and Albert Museum, Design for a Chintz by Peter, made in France, Object Number D.1473-1908, 1794