Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Fuchsia coccinea - Fuchsia
Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) on the Edisto Island Museum, Edisto Album Chintz Applique Spread, "Lowcountry Chintz: The Townsend/Pope Quilt Legacy", Uncoverings 2013, dated 1863. Photo courtesy of Edisto Island Museum.
Fuchsia magellanica, a close relative of Fuchsia coccinea photographed in Chile by scott.zona [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]
Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol. 3: t. 97 (1790)
Common Names: Fuchsia, Scarlet Fuchsia, Lady's Eardrop
Description: Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) is a member of the Willowherb or Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 2 lists this species, native to "Chili" (i.e.Chile), as being introduced to cultivation in Britain in 1788.
Quilts with this Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) motif:
Chintz with this Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) motif:
Description: Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) is a member of the Willowherb or Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 2 lists this species, native to "Chili" (i.e.Chile), as being introduced to cultivation in Britain in 1788.
Quilts with this Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) motif:
- Edisto Island Museum, Edisto Album Chintz Applique Spread, "Lowcountry Chintz: The Townsend/Pope Quilt Legacy", Uncoverings 2013, p. 84, dated 1863
- Collection of Mary Elizabeth (Howle) Nelson, Alphretta Chintz Applique Album Spread by Sarah Edings (Mikell) Pope and Virginia Mikell (Pope) Allen, "Lowcountry Chintz: The Townsend/Pope Quilt Legacy", Uncoverings 2013, p. 84, started c. 1860s - completed and dated 1935
- Shelburne Museum, Floral Chintz Album Bedcover by Members of the Townsend, Fuller, Pope, and Mikell Families, Object Number 10-151 (1954-412), The Art of the Needle: 100 Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum, p.19, dated 1850-1857
- Stella Rubin Antiques, Lone Star Quilt with Broderie Perse, (http://www.stellarubinantiques.com/items/1307562/Lone-Star-Quilt-Broderie-Perse-Circa-1830), c. 1830
Chintz with this Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) motif:
- None known at this time
Additional Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) Motifs
Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) from the Private Collection, Broderie Perse Bed Set, c. 1840
Quilts and Other Items with this Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) motif:
- Private Collection, Broderie Perse Bed Set, c. 1840
More Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) Motifs
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Each quilt with a different Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) motif:
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Each quilt with a different Fuchsia coccinea (Fuchsia) motif:
- International Quilt Study Center, Ardis and Robert James Collection, Album Quilt by Members of the Freehold Baptist Church, Chintz Applique: From Imitation to Icon, plate 35, Object Number 1997.007.0441, dated 1852
- Colonial Williamsburg Museum, Woodblock Print Quilt Top by James Betts, Accession Number 1970-194, c. 1840
- Charleston Museum, Emily Nancy Ballard Bride's Quilt, Shelving Locator 589, Chintz Quilts: Unfading Glory, p. 43, dated 1852
- Charleston Museum, Quilt Top, Shelving Locator 2009.005.002, 1860
- Charleston Museum, Pieced Crib Quilt, Shelving Locator HT 420, 1830
- Charleston Museum, Quilt Top Made in Pinopolis, South Carolina, Shelving Locator HT7077, Chintz Quilts: Unfading Glory, p. 45, 1885
© Updated 3/10/2019 Author: Terry Terrell