Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Campanula sp. (Stylized) - Stylized Bellflowers
Campanula sp. (Stylized Bellflower) from the Private Collection, Pieced Block-Style Quilt with Chintz Border, c. 1840
Campanula punctata (Spotted Bellflower) (published as Campanula nobilis) from C. Morren, ed., Annales de la Société royale d’Agriculture et de Botanique de Gand, vol. 3: t. 128, 1847
Campanula punctata (Spotted Bellflower) photo by Dalgial [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]
Common Names: Bellflower, Harebell
Description: Campanula sp. (Bellflower) is a member of the Bellflower Family (Campanulaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 1 recorded forty-five species of Bellflowers, nine of which were native to England. The textile examples listed on this page are most likely stylized versions of one or more species of Campanula.
Quilts with this Campanula sp. (Stylized Bellflower) motif:
Chintz with this Campanula sp. (Stylized Bellflower) motif:
Description: Campanula sp. (Bellflower) is a member of the Bellflower Family (Campanulaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 1 recorded forty-five species of Bellflowers, nine of which were native to England. The textile examples listed on this page are most likely stylized versions of one or more species of Campanula.
Quilts with this Campanula sp. (Stylized Bellflower) motif:
- Private Collection, Pieced Block-Style Quilt with Chintz Border, c. 1840
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American Art, Patricia S. Smith Collection, Whole-Cloth Quilt, Calico & Chintz: Antique Quilts from the Collection of Patricia S. Smith, p. 63, c. 1825
- Allaire State Park (NJ), Pink Chintz and Flying Geese Strippy Quilt, c. 1830 (Pink colorway of the chintz)
Chintz with this Campanula sp. (Stylized Bellflower) motif:
- None known at this time
Additional Campanula sp. (Stylized Bellflower) Motifs
Campanula sp. (Stylized Bellflower) from Private Collection, Red and Yellow Cow Toile (Devant l'étable), Engraved in Normandy by François Peters, c. 1830
Quilts with this Campanula sp. (Stylized Bellflower) motif:
- None known at this time
Chintz with this Campanula sp. (Stylized Bellflower) motif:
- Private Collection, Red and Yellow Cow Toile (Devant l'étable), Engraved in Normandy by François Peters, c. 1830
More Campanula sp. (Stylized Bellflower) Motifs
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Quilts with a different Campanula sp. (Stylized Bellflower) motif:
- None known at this time
Chintz each with a different Campanula sp. (Stylized Bellflower) motif:
- The Castle Museum, York, Printed Chintz Centrepieces, The Quilts of the British Isles, p.84 (the oval in the lower left hand corner), early nineteenth century
- The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Printed Textile, Museum Object Nos. 1969.3126 (with brown background), 1969.4599 A-J (with brown background), 1969.8791.001 (with white background), 1969.8791.002 (with white background), 1969.8791.003 (with white background), 1969.8791.004 (with white background), 1969.8791.005 (with white background), 1969.8791.006 (with white background), 1969.8791.007 (with white background), 1969.8791.008 (with white background), 1830-1835
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