Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Viola tricolor  - Viola
Viola tricolor (Viola) on the Victoria and Albert Museum, Princess Charlotte Marriage Commemorative Panel, c. 1816.
Viola tricolor (Viola) growing in a modern garden.
Viola tricolor (Viola) from Zorn, J., Oskamp, D.L., Afbeeldingen der artseny-gewassen met derzelver Nederduitsche en Latynsche beschryvingen, vol. 4: t. 373, 1800
Common Names: Viola, Johnny Jump Up, Wild Pansy, Heartsease, Heart's Ease, Heart's Delight, Tickle-My-Fancy, Jack-Jump-Up-and-Kiss-Me, Come-and-Cuddle-Me, Three Faces in a Hood, or Love-in-Idleness 
 
Description: The Viola tricolor (Viola) is a member of the Violet Family (Violaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 2 recorded this species is native to Britain. 
 
Quilts with this Viola tricolor (Viola) motif: 
 
  • The Castle Museum, York, England, Appliqued Coverlet Commemorating the Marriage of Princess Charlotte, The Quilts of the British Isles, p. 86, c. 1820 
  • New England Quilt Museum, Princess Charlotte Commemorative Quilt, Object Number1991.13, The New England Quilt Museum Quilts, p. 31, 1820-1840 
 
Chintz with this Viola tricolor (Viola) motif: 
 
  • The Victoria and Albert Museum, Princess Charlotte Marriage Commemorative Panel, T.293-1913, c. 1816 
  • Panel 21 in Appendix II of Merikay Waldvogel, "Printed Panels for Chintz Quilts: Their Origin and Use," Uncoverings 34 (2013): 125

Also, check out the October 7, 2018 Chintz Panels in Quilts blog Panel #21: Princess Charlotte of Wales (https://chintzpanelquilt.blogspot.com/2018/10/panel-21-princess-charlotte-of-wales.html) by Merikay Waldvogel and Barbara Brackman for several pictures, citations,  and more information about the printed panel on which this motif occurs.
                                                        More Viola tricolor (Viola) Motifs     
Viola tricolor (Viola) from The Victoria and Albert Museum, Samuel Matley & Sons Fabric Panel, CIRC.251-1956, 1818
Chintz with this Viola tricolor (Viola) motif: 

  • The Victoria and Albert Museum, Samuel Matley & Sons Fabric Panel, CIRC.251-1956, 1818
  • The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Samuel Matley Fabric Panel (in yellow, green and tan), Object Number 1959.0084.023, 1813-1823  
Viola tricolor (Viola) from the Private Collection, Broderie Perse Bed Set, c. 1840
Quilts with this Viola tricolor (Viola) motif: 
 
  • Byron and Sara Rhodes Dillow Collection, International Quilt Study Center, Center Medallion Quilt, IQSC2008.040.0002, Chintz Applique: From Imitation to Icon, p. 16, c. 1820 

Chintz with this Viola tricolor (Viola) motif: 

  • Private Collection, Broderie Perse Bed Set, c. 1840
  • Panel 15 in Appendix II of Merikay Waldvogel, "Printed Panels for Chintz Quilts: Their Origin and Use," Uncoverings 34 (2013): 125
Victoria and Albert Museum, Palampore, early 19th century
Quilts with this Viola tricolor (Viola) motif: 
 
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Palampore, IS.147-1950, early 19th century
                                               Additional Viola tricolor (Viola) Motifs 
 
                                                              (No pictures available at this time) 
 

Each of the following chintzes has a different Viola tricolor (Viola) motif: 

  • The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Printed Textile, Object Number 1969.3963.001-.028, 1808-1810
  • The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Bed Hanging (Curtain Fragment), Object Number 1968.0370.004, 1790-1800
  • The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Printed Textile, Object Number 1966.0099, 1815-1820
  • The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Printed Textile, Object Number 1969.3592, 1850-1855
  • The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Printed Textile, Object Numbers 1959.0087.007 A, 1959.0087.007 B, 1827
 
 
 
 
   ©  Updated 1/31/2023     Author: Terry Terrell