Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Lilium candidum - Madonna Lily
Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) photo by Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) from International Quilt Museum, Mary Yeadon Album Quilt, dated 1848-1849
Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) from  Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol. 7, plate 278, 1794 
Common Names: Madonna Lily, White Lily, Common White Lily
 
Description: Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) is a member of the Lily family (Liliaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 2 recorded that this native of the Levant was introduced to Britain about 1596.

Quilts with this Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) motif: 
  • International Quilt Museum, Mary Yeadon Album Quilt, Object Number 2006.003.0005, dated 1848-1849
  • Atlanta History Center, George Washington Gordon Quilt, Southern Quilts, p. 108, 1854-1856 
  • Shelburne Museum, Chintz Appliqué Album Quilt, Chintz Quilts: Unfading Glory, p. 44, mid-19th century 
  • Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Block Printed Cotton Quilt Top Made by James Betts, Object Number 1970-194, c 1840  
  • Patricia S. Smith Collection, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Pieced and Appliqued Bedcover (Center Medallion), Object Number 1998.149.9, Calico and Chintz: Antique Quilts from the Collection of Patricia S. Smith, p. 68-69, c. 1810-1840  
 
Chintz with this Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) motif: 
  • None known at this time


                                    Additional Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) Motif                                                
Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) from the The Edisto Island Museum, Edisto Album Chintz Applique Spread, dated 1863   
Quilts with this Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) motif: 
  
  • The Edisto Island Museum, Edisto Album Chintz Applique Spread, "Lowcountry Chintz: The Townsend/Pope Quilt Legacy", Uncoverings 34 (2013): 84, dated 1863  
  • Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Block Printed Cotton Quilt Top Made by James Betts, Object Number 1970-194, c 1840  
  • Shelburne Museum, Chintz Appliqué Album Quilt Attributed to a Member of the Ridgley Family, Object Number 10-145 (1954-492), Chintz Quilts: Unfading Glory, p. 46, second quarter 19th century 
  • Shelburne Museum, Floral Chintz Album Bedcover Made by Members of the Townsend, Fuller, Pope, and Mikell Families, Object Number 10-151 (1954-412), Art of the Needle: 100 Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum, p. 19, dated 1850-1857 
  • The Collection of Mary Elizabeth (Howle) Nelson, Alphretta Album Spread, Fig. 12 in Sharon Fulton Pinka, "Lowcountry Chintz: The Townsend/Pope Quilt Legacy," Uncoverings 34 (2013): 85, started c. 1860 and completed 1935  
 
Chintz with this Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) motif: 
 
  • None known at this time
Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chintz Appliquéd Quilt, 1820-1830
Quilts with this Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) motif: 
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chintz Appliquéd Quilt, Accession Number 1971.180.130, 1820-1830 
  • Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American Art, Annie Righton Smith Quilt, Calico & Chintz: Antique Quilts From the Collection of Patricia S. Smith, pp. 96-97, c. 1840 

Chintz with this Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily) motif: 
  • Panel 4 in Appendix I of Merikay Waldvogel, "Printed Panels for Chintz Quilts: Their Origin and Use," Uncoverings 34 (2013): 124.

Also, check out the July 29, 2019 Chintz Panels in Quilts blog (https://chintzpanelquilt.blogspot.com/2019/07/panel-4-round-floral-bouquet.html) by Merikay Waldvogel and Barbara Brackman for several pictures, citations, and more information about the printed panel on which this motif occurs. 





    ©  Updated 1/3/2021     Author: Terry Terrell