Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Hibiscus syriacus  - Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon) from the International Quilt Museum, Emmeline Howell Fish Quilt, dated 1843 
Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon) from Pierre Joseph Redouté, Choix Des Plus Belle Fleurs Et Des Plus Beaux Fruits, plate 31, 1827
Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon) growing in a modern garden
Common Names: Rose of Sharon, Rose Mallow, Shrub Althea, Syrian Ketmia, Korean Rose
 
Description: Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon) is a member of the Mallow family (Malvaceae).  The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 4 recorded this native of Syria was first cultivated in Britain in 1596. 
 
Quilts with this Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon) motif: 
  • International Quilt Museum, Emmeline Howell Fish Quilt, Object Number 2005.053.0003, Chintz Appliqué: from Imitation to Icon, plate 14, dated 1843 
  • International Quilt Museum, Chintz Album Quilt Made by the Evangelical Sewing Society of the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, Object Number 2008.040.0004, Chintz Appliqué: from Imitation to Icon, plate 17, dated 1846 
  • International Quilt Museum, Album Quilt Made by the Members of the Freehold Baptist Church, Object Number 1997.007.0441, Chintz Appliqué: from Imitation to Icon, plate 35, dated 1852 
  • International Quilt Museum, Lydia and Lily Corliss Quilt, Object Number 2008.040.0005, dated 1842-1843 
  • Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, Emma Fish Quilt, Object Number 5254, Historic Quilts of the DAR Museum, pp. 88-91, dated 1842-1844 
  • Denver Art Museum, Anna Perrine Quilt, Object Number 1985.300, The American Quilt: a History of Cloth and Comfort 1750-1950, p. 80, dated 1842-1843

  Chintz with this Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon) motif: 
 
  • None known at this time





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