Flower - Foxglove

Floral Motifs on Early Chintz

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Digitalis purpurea - Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) from Köhler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 1, t. 62 (1887)

Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) growing in a modern garden.

Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) from Victoria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric Roller Printed Cotton Chintz, c. 1830

Common Names: Common foxglove, purple (or white) foxglove, bloody fingers, dead man’s beits, fox glove, witches thimbles

Description: Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) has recently been transferred to the Plantain family (Plantaginaceae) from the Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae) by plant taxonomists. The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 4 recorded that this plant is a native of Britain.

Quilts with the above Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) motif:

None known at this time

Chintz with the above Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) motif:

Victoria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric Roller Printed Cotton Chintz, Object Number T.70-1964, c. 1830

Additional Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) Motifs

Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) from the Private Collection, French Floral Rust and Tan Fabric Fragment with Foxgloves and Raspberries, c. 1840

Chintz with this Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) motif:

Private Collection, French Floral Rust and Tan Fabric Fragment with Foxgloves and Raspberries, c. 1840

Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Bromley Hall Pattern Book Textile Design, 1760-1800

Pattern for textile printing with this Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) motif:

Victoria and Albert Museum, Bromley Hall Pattern Book Textile Design, Object Number E.458:215-1955, 1760-1800

More Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) Motifs

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Chintz with a different Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) motif:

The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Furnishing Fabric with Pillars and Flowers, Object Number 1959.0009.001, c. 1826