Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Pulsatilla sp. - Pasque Flower
Pulsatilla sp. (Pasque Flower) from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, Textile, The Four Seasons; England; cotton, linen; Height of repeat 37 1/2 in.; 1984-123-1, 1770
Pulsatilla vulgaris (European Pasque Flower), published as Anemone pulsatilla, from Richard Morris, Flora Conspicua, pl. 6, 1826.
Pulsatilla patens (North American Pasque Flower) NPS photo public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Common Names: Pasque Flower, Pasqueflower, Wind Flower , Prairie Crocus, Easter Flower, Meadow Anemone, Prairie Smoke, Goslinweedd, May Flower,
Description: Pulsatilla sp. (Pasque Flower) is a member of the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). William Aiton's Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 3, pp. 337-341 recorded twenty-one cultivated species of the genus Pulsatilla from Europe, Asia, and North America.
Quilts with the above Pulsatilla sp. (Pasque Flower) motif:
Chintz with the above Pulsatilla sp. (Pasque Flower motif:
Description: Pulsatilla sp. (Pasque Flower) is a member of the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). William Aiton's Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 3, pp. 337-341 recorded twenty-one cultivated species of the genus Pulsatilla from Europe, Asia, and North America.
Quilts with the above Pulsatilla sp. (Pasque Flower) motif:
- None known at this time
Chintz with the above Pulsatilla sp. (Pasque Flower motif:
- Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, Textile, The Four Seasons; England; cotton, linen; Height of repeat 37 1/2 in.; 1984-123-1, 1770
- Winterthur Museum, Printed Textile, Object Number 1961.0060, 1770-1780 (red colorway)
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