Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Clematis tangutica or C. orientalis - Golden or Oriental Clematis
Clematis tangutica (Golden Clematis) by bcanna, CC BY 2.0 httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Clematis tangutica or C. orientalis (Golden or Oriental Clematis) from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Horse and Fox Copperplate-Printed Textile, c 1770
Clematis tangutica or C. orientalis (Golden or Oriental Clematis) (published as Clematis orientalis, var. tangatica from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol. 126, plate 7710, 1900
Common Names for C. tangutica: Golden Clematis; For C. orientalis: Oriental Clematis, Chinese Clematis, Oriental Virgin's Bower, Orange Peel, Orange Peel Clematis
Description: Clematis tangutica and C. orientalis (Golden or Oriental Clematis) are members of the Ranunculus Family (Ranunculaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 3, p. 344 recorded Clematis orientalis is a native of the Levant and was first known to be cultured in Britain in 1731. It did not list C. tangutica separately as it was considered a variety of C. orientalis at the time.
Quilts with this Clematis tangutica or C. orientalis (Golden or Oriental Clematis) motif:
Chintz with this Clematis tangutica or C. orientalis (Golden or Oriental Clematis) motif:
© Updated 6/13/2021 Author: Terry Terrell
Description: Clematis tangutica and C. orientalis (Golden or Oriental Clematis) are members of the Ranunculus Family (Ranunculaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 3, p. 344 recorded Clematis orientalis is a native of the Levant and was first known to be cultured in Britain in 1731. It did not list C. tangutica separately as it was considered a variety of C. orientalis at the time.
Quilts with this Clematis tangutica or C. orientalis (Golden or Oriental Clematis) motif:
- None known at this time
Chintz with this Clematis tangutica or C. orientalis (Golden or Oriental Clematis) motif:
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Horse and Fox Copperplate-Printed Textile, Object Number 1950-346, c. 1770