Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Paphiopedilum sp. or Cypripedium sp. - Lady Slipper Orchid
Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum (Lady Slipper Orchid) from the United States Botanic Garden taken by Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Paphiopedilum sp. or Cypripedium sp.(Lady Slipper Orchid) from Private Collection, French Floral Furnishing Fabric with Orchids, late 1800s
Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum (Lady Slipper Orchid), published as Cypripedium hirsutissimum (Villous Lady's Slipper), Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol. 83, plate 4990, 1857
Common Names: Lady Slipper Orchid, Lady's Slipper Orchid, Slipper Orchid
Description: Paphiopedilum sp. and Cypripedium sp. (Lady Slipper Orchid) are members of the Orchid Family (Orchidaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 5, lists no species of Paphiopedilum but does record six species of Cypripedium on p. 220-222. Cypripedium is known to grow in North America, Europe, and Asia. Paphiopedilum is known from tropical forested habitats in southeast Asia and is widely grown by orchid enthusiasts. The designer who produced the pattern for the textile illlustrated above took a great deal of artistic license in the design making it very difficult to accurately identify even the genus of this flower, though it does bear some resemblance to the Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum botanical illustration and the photograph. The ruffled objects on either side of the topmost petal of the flower as well as the berry-like objects in the center of the flower in the textile design seem to have come from the designer's imagination.
Quilts with this Paphiopedilum sp. or Cypripedium sp. (Lady Slipper Orchid) motif:
Cretonne with this Paphiopedilum sp. or Cypripedium sp. (Lady Slipper Orchid) motif:
© Updated 8/7/2022 Author: Terry Terrell
Description: Paphiopedilum sp. and Cypripedium sp. (Lady Slipper Orchid) are members of the Orchid Family (Orchidaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 5, lists no species of Paphiopedilum but does record six species of Cypripedium on p. 220-222. Cypripedium is known to grow in North America, Europe, and Asia. Paphiopedilum is known from tropical forested habitats in southeast Asia and is widely grown by orchid enthusiasts. The designer who produced the pattern for the textile illlustrated above took a great deal of artistic license in the design making it very difficult to accurately identify even the genus of this flower, though it does bear some resemblance to the Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum botanical illustration and the photograph. The ruffled objects on either side of the topmost petal of the flower as well as the berry-like objects in the center of the flower in the textile design seem to have come from the designer's imagination.
Quilts with this Paphiopedilum sp. or Cypripedium sp. (Lady Slipper Orchid) motif:
- None known at this time
Cretonne with this Paphiopedilum sp. or Cypripedium sp. (Lady Slipper Orchid) motif:
- Private Collection, French Floral Furnishing Fabric with Orchids, late 1800s
© Updated 8/7/2022 Author: Terry Terrell