Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus - Globe Artichoke
Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (Globe Artichoke), published as Cinara major Boloniensis, by
Basilius Bessler, Hortus Eystettensis, vol.3, plate 360, folio1, 1620
Basilius Bessler, Hortus Eystettensis, vol.3, plate 360, folio1, 1620
Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (Globe Artichoke) by Jamain, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (Globe Artichoke) from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric, Object Number Circ.100-1960, ca.1790
Common Names: Globe Artichoke, French Artichoke, Green Artichoke
Description: Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (Globe Artichoke) is a member of the Aster Family (Asteraceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 4, p. 487 lists this native of the South of Europe as having been cultivated in Britain in 1548.
Quilts with this Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (Globe Artichoke) motif:
Printed cotton with this Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (Globe Artichoke) motif:
© Updated 12/3/2023 Author: Terry Terrell
Description: Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (Globe Artichoke) is a member of the Aster Family (Asteraceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 4, p. 487 lists this native of the South of Europe as having been cultivated in Britain in 1548.
Quilts with this Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (Globe Artichoke) motif:
- Victoria and Albert Museum, Furnishing Fabric, Object Number Circ.100-1960, ca.1790
- Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Printed Textile Fragment, Object Number 1969.3906.001
Printed cotton with this Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (Globe Artichoke) motif:
- None known at this time
© Updated 12/3/2023 Author: Terry Terrell