Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Chrysanthemum sp. - Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric Center Panel by John Bury, c. 1815  
Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) in a modern garden. 
Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) (published as Chrysanthemum sinense var. involutum) by  Robert Sweet, British Flower Garden, vol. 1, plate 7, 1823-1825
Common Names:  Chrysanthemums, Mums, Chrysanths
 
Description: Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) is a member of the Aster Family (Asteraceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 5  recorded that various of these plants are native to Britain and a variety of locations in Europe and Asia. 

 
Quilts with this Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) motif: 
 
  • The Poos Collection, Elisabeth Capes Tulips and Peonies Quilt, Chintz Quilts from the Poos Collection, p. 90, dated 1810 
  • Colonial Williamsburg, Petersburg Appliquéd Quilt by the Boyle Sisters, Accession Number 1991-644, Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection, p. 102, c. 1840 
  • Private Collection of Martha Laird Harris Washam, Medallion Quilt Made by Elizabeth Brice Cochrane Harris (Gingles) in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, North Carolina Quilts, p. 53, c. 1830-1840
  • Private Collection of Mary Ann Young, Central Diamond Medallion Quilt Made by Mary Ann Young in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, North Carolina Quilts, p. 54-55, c. 1830-1840
  • Private Collection of Virginia Williams Kennickell, Medallion Quilt, Maker Unknown, North Carolina Quilts, p. 62, c. 1830-1840 
  • Charleston Museum, Chintz Appliqué Quilt, Object Number HT 586, c. 1840  

 
Chintz with this Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) motif: 
 
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric Center Panel by John Bury, Circ.606-1956, c. 1815  
  • Panel 1 in Appendix I of Merikay Waldvogel, "Printed Panels for Chintz Quilts: Their Origin and Use," Uncoverings 34 (2013): 124  

Also, check out the December 3, 2018 Chintz Panels in Quilts blog (https://chintzpanelquilt.blogspot.com/2018/12/panel-1-oval-bouquet-with-primroses.html) by Merikay Waldvogel and Barbara Brackman for several pictures, citations, and more information about the printed panel on which this motif occurs.  



                                       Additional Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) Motifs
Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) from the Edisto Island Museum, Edisto Album Chintz Applique Spread, dated 1863  
Quilts with this Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) motif: 
  • The Edisto Island Museum, Edisto Album Chintz Applique Spread, "Lowcountry Chintz: The Townsend/Pope Quilt Legacy", Uncoverings 34 (2013): 84, dated 1863  
  • The Collection of Mary Elizabeth (Howle) Nelson, Alphretta Album Spread, Fig. 12 in Sharon Fulton Pinka, "Lowcountry Chintz: The Townsend/Pope Quilt Legacy," Uncoverings 34 (2013): 85, started c. 1860 and completed 1935  
Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum)  from the Private Collection, Yellow Background Pillar Print with Cistus Fabric Fragment, c. 1830  
Quilts with this Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) motif: 
  • Private Collection, Yellow Background Pillar Print with Cistus Fabric Fragment, c. 1830  
  • Patricia S. Smith Collection, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Fragment of English Pillar Print, Calico and Chintz: Antique Quilts from the Collection of Patricia S. Smith, p. 121, Figure 46, c. 1825-1835  
                                            More Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) Motifs
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Two quilts with the same Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) motif (these have been called sunflowers in the literature):
  • Private Collection, Appliqué and Reverse Appliqué Eagle Quilt Made by Anna Catharine Hummel Markey Garnhart, Eye on Elegance, p. 81, 1830s 
  • Brooklyn Museum, Elizabeth Welsh Medallion Quilt, Object Number 78.36, Eye on Elegance, p. 80, c. 1830 

Two quilts with the same Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) motif:
  • Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, One of a Collection of Appliquéd Quilt Squares Made by the Family and Friends of Mary B. Clarke (later Mrs. David H. Porter), Object Number 2002-73,13, Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection, p. 107, dated 1849 
  • Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, One of a Collection of Appliquéd Quilt Squares Made by the Family and Friends of Mary B. Clarke (later Mrs. David H. Porter), Object Number 2002-73,16, Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection, p. 107, dated Nov. 1848 

Quilts, each with a different Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) motif:
  • Patricia S. Smith Collection, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Pieced Quilt (Honeycomb), Calico and Chintz: Antique Quilts from the Collection of Patricia S. Smith, pp. 84-85, c. 1830
  • Collection of the Carson House, Marion, NC, Floral Wreath Medallion made by Kadella, a slave owned by Colonel John Carson, North Carolina Quilts, p. 61, c. 1820-1840
  • The Collection of Mary Elizabeth (Howle) Nelson, Alphretta Album Spread, Fig. 12 in Sharon Fulton Pinka, "Lowcountry Chintz: The Townsend/Pope Quilt Legacy," Uncoverings 34 (2013): 85, started c. 1860 and completed 1935

Chintz with a different Chrysanthemum sp. (Chrysanthemum) motif from those above:
  • The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Printed Textile, Object Number 1960.0161.004, 1820-1840




   ©  Updated 11/9/2020     Author: Terry Terrell