Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Hibiscus sp. - Hibiscus
Hibiscus genevii (Large Purple-Eyed Hibiscus) from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 59, plate 3144, 1832
Hibiscus sp. (Hibiscus) in a modern garden
Hibiscus sp. (Hibiscus) from the International Quilt Museum, Emmeline Howell Fish Quilt, Object Number 2005.053.0003, Chintz Appliqué: from Imitation to Icon, plate 14, dated 1843
Common Names: Hibiscus, Rose Mallow
Description: Hibiscus sp. (Hibiscus) is a member of the Mallow family (Malvaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 4 recorded twenty-seven species from North America, South Carolina, the East Indies, the West Indies, Syria, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Venice, Norfolk Island, the South Sea Islands, Africa, the Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, China and Japan with the earliest one first cultivated in Britain in 1596.
Quilts with this Hibiscus sp. (Hibiscus) motif:
Chintz with this Hibiscus sp. (Hibiscus) motif:
Description: Hibiscus sp. (Hibiscus) is a member of the Mallow family (Malvaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 4 recorded twenty-seven species from North America, South Carolina, the East Indies, the West Indies, Syria, Ceylon, India, Jamaica, Venice, Norfolk Island, the South Sea Islands, Africa, the Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, China and Japan with the earliest one first cultivated in Britain in 1596.
Quilts with this Hibiscus sp. (Hibiscus) motif:
- International Quilt Museum, Emmeline Howell Fish Quilt, Object Number 2005.053.0003, Chintz Appliqué: from Imitation to Icon, plate 14, dated 1843
- Winedale Quilt Collection at the Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin, Sarah V.B. Quick Quilt, America's Quilts and Coverlets (Stafford and Bishop), p. 177, dated 1844
- Denver Art Museum, Anna Perrine Quilt, Object Number 1985.300, The American Quilt: a History of Cloth and Comfort 1750-1950, p. 80, dated 1842-1843
Chintz with this Hibiscus sp. (Hibiscus) motif:
- None known at this time
© Updated 12/6/2020 Author: Terry Terrel