Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Hyacinthus orientalis - Hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth) on the Victoria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric Center Panel by John Bury, Circ.606-1956, c. 1815
Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth) from Bessler, Basilius, Hortus Eystettensis, vol. 1: Secundus ordo collectarum plantarum vernalium, t. 49, fig. I (1620)
The natural form of Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth) growing in modern garden. By Eitan f (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons.
Common Names: Hyacinth, Common Hyacinth, Garden Hyacinth, Dutch Hyacinth 
 
Description: Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth) is a member of the Asparagus Family (Asparagaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 2 recorded that this native of the Levant was first recorded as cultivated in 1596. 
 
Quilts with this Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth) motif: 
 
  • Colonial Williamsburg, Petersburg Appliqued Quilt by the Boyle Sisters, Accession Number 1991-644, Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection, p. 102, c. 1840 
  • Private collection of Parks Hutchinson Dalton, Central Medallion Quilt Made by Ann Adeline Orr Parks in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, North Carolina Quilts, p. 49, c. 1826 
  • 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 
  • The Poos Collection, Elisabeth Capes Tulips and Peonies Center Medallion, Chintz Quilts from the Poos Collection, p. 91, dated 1809
 
Chintz with this Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth) motif: 
 
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric Center Panel, 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
 
 
 
                              Another Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth) Motif 
 
                                                      (No pictures available at this time) 
 
Quilt with a double Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth) motif: 
 
  • Charleston Museum, Chintz Applique Quilt, Object Number 1988.16.1, c. 1830 






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