Carnations Tea Towel | January
Carnations Tea Towel | January
Cotton twill tea towels with delicate watercolor paintings are form & function in one; a perfect hostess gift or little treat for yourself! These floral towels feature artwork from my Birth Month Botanical Collection & include a pretty card with floriography information specific to that flower. Towels are printed, cut & sewn to order by a NC manufacturer. Lead time 10-12 days.
-18”x30”
-Machine Wash cold, hang to dry
-100% Cotton
-Made to order in NC, USA
‘Auld Lang Syne’: Carnations are January’s flower & a bright introduction to each new year. Each color carries a different meaning but pink & deep red carnations signify love & gratitude. These hearty blossoms are known as “The Flowers of God” because of their Greek scientific name “Dianthus”; “dios” referring to the god Zeus and “anthos” meaning “flower”.
“Floriography”: the language of flowers
Thousands of years of folklore, mythology & religious tradition have contributed to the meanings we ascribe to flowers today. Floriography peaked in popularity during the Victorian era when, armed with floral dictionaries, gentlemen would send cryptic messages to ladies with specific nosegays or tussie mussies called “talking bouquets”.
Still today we have a tradition of birth month flowers, the meanings of which are rooted in floriography. Similar to zodiac signs or birthstones, it is believed you inherit the characteristics of the flower assigned to your birth month.