Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Malus pumila (fruit) - Apple (fruit)
Malus pumila (Apple fruit) photo by Abhijit Tembhekar from Mumbai, India, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Malus pumila (Apple fruit) from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric, Fruit with Berries, French, 1810-1840 (made)
Malus pumila (Apple fruit) from Georg Wolfgang Knorr, Thesaurus rei herbariae hortensisque universalis, vol.1, pl. 4 (A3), 1750-1772
Common Name: Apple
Description: Malus pumila (Apple fruit) is a member of the Rose Family (Rosaceae). The wild ancestor of the domestic apple originated in the mountains of central Asia. Apples have been grown in Europe for thousands of years. There are currently more than 7,500 different cultivated types of apples known.* This textile image is of the fruit of the apple tree. The flowers of the plant are shown on the Malus pumila (Apple flower) page.
Quilts with the above Malus pumila (Apple fruit) motif:
Chintz with this Malus pumila (Apple fruit) motif:
Description: Malus pumila (Apple fruit) is a member of the Rose Family (Rosaceae). The wild ancestor of the domestic apple originated in the mountains of central Asia. Apples have been grown in Europe for thousands of years. There are currently more than 7,500 different cultivated types of apples known.* This textile image is of the fruit of the apple tree. The flowers of the plant are shown on the Malus pumila (Apple flower) page.
Quilts with the above Malus pumila (Apple fruit) motif:
- None known at this time
Chintz with this Malus pumila (Apple fruit) motif:
- Victoria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric, Fruit with Berries, French, Accession Number T.180-1919, 1810-1840 (made)
* "Apple, " Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple; accessed 1/6/2026.
© Updated 1/11/2026 Author: Terry Terrell