Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Convolvulus tricolor - Convolvulus
Convolvulus tricolor (Convolvulus) from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Block Printed Cotton Textile Made at Bannister Hall, made 1812
Convolvulus tricolor (Convolvulus) in a modern garden.
Convolvulus tricolor (Convolvulus) from R.W. Dickson and S. T. Edwards, The New Botanic Garden, vol. 1, plate 14, fig. 3, 1812
Common Names: Convolvulus, dwarf morning glory, tricolor convolvulus, convolvulus minor, small convolvulus, bindweed, trailing bindweed
 
Description: Convolvulus tricolor (Convolvulus) is a member of the Morning Glory Family (Convolvulaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 1 recorded this native of Barbary, Spain, Sicily was introduced into cultivation in Britain in 1629. 

Quilts with this Convolvulus tricolor (Convolvulus) motif: 
 
  • None known at this time

Chintz with this Convolvulus tricolor (Convolvulus) motif: 
 
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Block Printed Cotton Textile Made at Bannister Hall, Object Number T.72-1964, made 1812


                                        Additional Convolvulus tricolor (Convolvulus) Motifs        
                                                            

















                                                           Convolvulus tricolor (Convolvulus) from   
                                                           Private Collection, Red and White Pillar 
                                                           Print Engraved by Joseph Lockett, no date


Quilts with this Convolvulus tricolor (Convolvulus) motif: 
 
  • None known at this time

Chintz with this Convolvulus tricolor (Convolvulus) motif: 
 
  • Private Collection, Red and White Pillar Print Engraved by Joseph Lockett, no date
  • Winterthur Printed Textile Engraved by Joseph Lockett, Object Number 1958.0077.006, 1820-1830
  • Winterthur Printed Textile, Object Number 1969.3356, 1819-1829 (One side of this quilted fragment is a brown and red chintz version of the print showing this motif)


                                            More Convolvulus tricolor (Convolvulus) Motifs 
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Chintz with a different Convolvulus tricolor (Convolvulus) motif: 

  • Winterthur, Printed Textile created by the Bannister Hall Printworks, Object Numbers 1958.0073.002.001 and 1958.0073.002.002, 1811-1818




©  Updated 11/19/2019     Author: Terry Terrell