Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Lathyrus odoratus - Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus (Sweet Pea) from the Maria and Emma Fish Quilt, International Quilt Study Center and Museum Object Number 2005.053.0003, 1843. Photo by Richard Bray with kind permission from the International Quilt Study Center & Museum
This early botanical illustration of Lathyrus odoratus (Sweet Pea) was published in Curtis's Botanical Magazine,1791, Vol. 2, Plate 60.
 Lathyrus odoratus (Sweet Pea) growing in a modern garden.
Common Names: Sweet Pea 
 
Description: William Aiton's 1812 Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 4 recorded that this native of Sicily and was introduced to Britain in 1700. 
 
Quilts with Lathyrus odoratus (Sweet Pea): 
 
  • Maria and Emma Fish Quilt, International Quilt Study Center and Museum Object Number 2005.053.0003, 1843 
  • Bars and Flying Geese Quilt, International Quilt Study Center and Museum Object Number 1997.007.0486,c. 1830-1850 
  • The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Sophia Myers Pearce Quilt, Object Number 1996.0011, c.1830-1840 
 
Chintz with Lathyrus odoratus (Sweet Pea): 
 
  • None currently known. 



©  Updated: 7/22/2018     Author: Terry Terrell