Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Gladiolus sp. - Gladiolus
Gladiolus sp. (Gladiolus) on the Private Collection, Tree of Life Center Medallion Frame Quilt with Blue Jays, Blanket Statements  130 (Fall 2017):1, dated 1845.
Gladiolus alatus from 
Curtis's Botanical Magazine, t. 549-596, vol. 16: t. 586 (1803) [S.T. Edwards]
Gladiolus sp. (Gladiolus) growing in modern garden.
Common Names: Gladiolus, Glads, Gladioli, Sword Lilies, Corn-flags 
 
Description: The Gladiolus sp. (Gladiolus) is a member of the Iris Family (Iridaceae). There are about 300 species of Gladiolus. The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 1 lists 23 species of gladioli from Southern Europe, Turkey, and the Cape of Good Hope with the earliest records of cultivation in 1596. 
 
Quilts with this Gladiolus sp. (Gladiolus) motif: 
 
  • International Quilt Study Center & Museum, Maria M. and Emma Fish Quilt, IQSC 2005.053.0003, 1843 
  • International Quilt Study Center & Museum, Medallion Quilt probably made by Susan Pritchard Kirkwood, IQSC 2008.009.0001, dated 1837 
  • The Denver Art Museum, Anna E. Perrine Quilt, Denver Art Museum Object Number 1985-300, 1842-1843 
  • Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia Appliqued and Pieced Quilt probably made by a member of the Bruce or Maury family, Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection, p. 105, Object Number 2011.609.1, c. 1845 
  • The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Quilt Fragment, Object Number 1959-145-1, c. 1835 
  • Private Collection, "Tree of Life Center Medallion Frame Quilt with Blue Jays", Blanket Statements 130 (Fall 2017):1, dated 1845 
 
Chintz with this Gladiolus sp. (Gladiolus) motif: 
 
  • The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Furniture Fabric Fragment, Object Number 1959.0084.018, c.1835
  • The Victoria and Albert Museum, Furniture Fabric Gift of the Calico Printer's Association, Object Number Circ.332-1956, c. 1835 





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