Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Alkekengi officinarum - Japanese Lanterns
Alkekengi officinarum (Japanese Lanterns) by Algirdas at Lithuanian, Wikipedia Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Alkekengi officinarum (Japanese Lanterns), published as Physalis alkekengi, from J.S. Kerner, Abbildungen aller ökonomischen Pflanzen, vol. 3, plate 260, 1789
Alkekengi officinarum (Japanese Lanterns) from the Private Collection, Purple and Yellow Cockatoo Quilt Fragment, fabric designed by Georges Zipélius, c. 1840
Common Names: Japanese Lanterns, Chinese Lanterns, Common Winter Cherry, Bladder Cherry, Strawberry Groundcherry, Alchechengi Berry, Klabuster Cherry
Description: Alkekengi officinarum (Japanese Lanterns) is a member of the Solanaceae (Nightshade) family. The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 1, page 39, under the then accepted scientific name of Physalis alkekengi, recorded that this native of the South of Europe was introduced to Britain in 1548.
Quilts with this Alkekengi officinarum (Japanese Lanterns) motif:
Description: Alkekengi officinarum (Japanese Lanterns) is a member of the Solanaceae (Nightshade) family. The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 1, page 39, under the then accepted scientific name of Physalis alkekengi, recorded that this native of the South of Europe was introduced to Britain in 1548.
Quilts with this Alkekengi officinarum (Japanese Lanterns) motif:
- Private Collection, Purple and Yellow Cockatoo Quilt Fragment, fabric designed by Georges Zipélius, c. 1840
Printed cottons with this Alkekengi officinarum (Japanese Lanterns) motif:
- None known at this time
© Updated 11/17/2024 Author: Terry Terrell