Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Mangifera indica - Mango Tree
Mangifera indica (Mango Tree) from the Sarah T.C. Miller, Broderie Perse Tree of Life Center Medallion Quilt with Peacocks detail, 1830. Cotton, 109 x 125 inches. Collection of the Shelburne Museum, acquired from Henry Coger. 1969-53.2
Mangifera indica (Mango Tree) from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol. 76: plate 4510 (1850)
Mangifera indica (Mango Tree) photo by Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Common Names: Mango Tree
 
Description:  Mangifera indica (Mango Tree) is a member of the Anacardiaceae (Sumac Family). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 2, p. 39 reported this native of the East Indies was introduced into British cultivation in 1690.  The identification of this plant was made by Deborah Kraak in “Observing the Mango Tree and Pheasant Motif,” AQSG Blanket Statements, Issue 138 (Spring 2019), 1-5.

 
Quilts with this Mangifera indica (Mango Tree) motif:  
  • Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, Peacock, Pheasant, and Plum Tree Quilt Attributed to Arianna Sollers Bouldin, Object Number 2012.34, Eye on Elegance, p. 89, c. 1830

Chintz with this Mangifera indica (Mango Tree) motif:  
  • Shelburne Museum, The Sarah T.C. Miller Tree of Life Center Medallion Quilt, Object Number 1969.053, Chintz Quilts:Unfading Glory, p. 33, also shown in Enduring Grace: Quilts from the Shelburne Museum Collection, p. 8, dated 1830
  • Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Printed Textile, England, Object Numbers 1966.1252.001 A through C, 1966.1252.002 A through C, 1969.1038, 1969.3808.003 through 007, 1969.3809.001 through 004, 1969.8230, Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens, 1700-1850, p. 121, c. 1815
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Furinishing Fabric, Object Number T.189-1966, c. 1815


                                     Additional Passiflora sp. (Passion Flower) Motifs
Mangifera indica (Mango Tree) from the Private Collection, Pheasants and Mango Tree Fabric Fragment, c. 1835
Chintz with this Mangifera indica (Mango Tree) motif: 
  • Private Collection, Pheasants and Mango Tree Fabric Fragment, c. 1835
Mangifera indica (Mango Tree) from the Private Collection, Reproduction Pheasants and Mango Tree Fabric Fragments from Harriet Hargrave's "Birds and Basics" Fabric Line Printed by P&B Textiles, Summer 2004
Chintz with this Mangifera indica (Mango Tree) motif: 
  • Private Collection, Reproduction Pheasants and Mango Tree Fabric Fragments from Harriet Hargrave's "Birds and Basics" Fabric Line Printed by P&B Textiles, Summer 2004 (This piece is an excellent reproduction of the Mango Tree and Pheasant motif cited below).
                                          More Mangifera indica (Mango Tree) Motifs
                                                  
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Chintz with this Mangifera indica (Mango Tree) motif: 
  • Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Printed Textile, England, Object Number 1969.1039, Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens, 1700-1850, p. 120, c. 1835 (This textile is extremely similar to the one shown immediately above).





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