Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Nuphar sp. - Yellow Pond Lily
Nuphar sp. (Yellow Pond Lily) from the Private Collection, French Pink Toile with Aquatic Plants and Birds, c. 1830s
Nuphar lutea (Yellow Pond Lily) from William Baxter, British phaenogamous botany, vol. 4, plate 281, 1839
Nuphar advena (Yellow Pond Lily) photo by Homer D. House, New York State Botanist. Walter B. Starr of the Matthews-Northrup Company, Buffalo, and Harold H. Snyder of the Zeese-Wilkinson Company, New York, photographers., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Common Names: Yellow Pond Lily, Pond Lily, Spatterdock, Brandy Bottle, Alligator-Bonnet, Bonnet Lily, Nuphar
Description: Nuphar sp. (Yellow Pond Lily) is a member of the Water Lily Family (Nymphaeaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 3, p. 295 lists three species variously native to Britain, Canada, and North America. Plants of the genus Nuphar are now known to be widespread across the temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere.
Quilts with this Nuphar sp. (Yellow Pond Lily) motif:
Printed cotton with this Nuphar sp. (Yellow Pond Lily) motif:
Description: Nuphar sp. (Yellow Pond Lily) is a member of the Water Lily Family (Nymphaeaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 3, p. 295 lists three species variously native to Britain, Canada, and North America. Plants of the genus Nuphar are now known to be widespread across the temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere.
Quilts with this Nuphar sp. (Yellow Pond Lily) motif:
- None known at this time
Printed cotton with this Nuphar sp. (Yellow Pond Lily) motif:
- Private Collection, French Pink Toile with Aquatic Plants and Birds, c. 1830s
© Updated 2/27/2022 Author: Terry Terrell