Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Populus nigra cultivar 'Italica' - Lombardy Poplar
Populus nigra cultivar 'Italica' (Lombardy Poplar) from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Hunting in the Munster Valley,  designed by Henri Lebert, engraved by Jean-Jacques (Casimir) Karpff, manufactured by Hartmann, Munster, 1818 (made)
Populus nigra cultivar 'Italica' (Lombardy Poplar) Photo by Richard Croft / Lombardy Poplars
Populus nigra cultivar 'Italica' (Lombardy Poplar)(published as Populus pyramidalis) from Henri-Ernest Ballion, Dictionnaire de botanique, vol. 3, p.547, 1887
Common Names: Lombardy Poplar

Description: Populus nigra cultivar 'Italica' (Lombardy Poplar) is a member of the Willow Family (Salicaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed.2, vol. 5, p. 396 lists Populus nigra but not the 'Italica' cultivar known as Lombardy poplar.  Populus nigra is native to Britain as well as Europe, Asia, and Africa. The Populus nigra cultivar 'Italica' is a much taller and more slender tree than species Populus nigra trees and was selected by plant breeders in Italy in the 1600s.  
 
 
Quilts with this Populus nigra cultivar 'Italica' (Lombardy Poplar) motif:   
  • None known at this time 
 
 
Printed cotton with this Populus nigra cultivar 'Italica' (Lombardy Poplar) motif:   
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Chasse dans la vallée de Munster (Hunting in the Munster Valley), designed by Henri Lebert, engraved by Jean-Jacques (Casimir) Karpff, manufactured by Hartmann, Munster, Accession Number T.23-1963, Toiles de Jouy, Classic Les toiles imprimees en France de 1760 a 1830, pp. 117, 1818 (made)




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