Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Ferraria crispa - Starfish Iris
Ferraria crispa (Starfish Iris), photo by Max Antheunisse
Ferraria crispa (Starfish Iris) from Private Collection of Paula Cochrane, Chintz Quilt Back, no date
Ferraria crispa (Starfish Iris) (published as Ferraria obtusifolia) from Robert Sweet, The British Flower Garden, vol. 2, plate 148, 1825-1827 
Common Names: Starfish Iris, Curled Ferraria, Black Flag, Starfish Lily
 
Description: Ferraria crispa (Starfish Iris) is a member of the Iris Family (Iridaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 4 recorded this native of the Cape of Good Hope was introduced into cultivation in Britain in 1755. 

Quilts with this Ferraria crispa (Starfish Iris) motif: 
  • Private Collection of Paula Cochrane, Chintz Quilt Back, no date
  • Ardis and Robert James Collection,  International Quilt Museum, Album Quilt Made by Marie M. Fish and Emma Fish, Object Number 2005.053.0003, Chintz Applique: from Imitation to Icon, Plate 14, dated 1843 
  • Maryland Historical Society, Chintz Appliqued Quilt Made by Johanna Montell,  Object Number 1955.8.1, The Baltimore Album Quilt Tradition, p. 57, c.1834
  • Los Angeles County Art Museum, Boardman Presentation Quilt Made by The Ladies of the Third Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA, Object Number M.91.14, dated 1843

Chintz with this Ferraria crispa (Starfish Iris) motif: 
  • None known at this time


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