Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Sagittaria sp. - Arrowhead
Sagittaria sp.(Arrowhead) from the Private Collection, French Pink Toile with Aquatic Plants and Birds, c. 1830s
Sagittaria sagittifolia (Arrowhead) Public Domain photo by AnRo0002, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Sagittaria sagittifolia (Arrowhead) from Johann Jakob Römer, Flora Europaea inchoata, vol. fasc. 1-7, plate 15, 1797. Image from Römer, Johann Jakob, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Common Names: Arrowhead, Arrow-head, Duck Potato, Swamp Potato, Tule Potato
Description: Sagittaria sp.(Arrowhead) is a member of the Water-plantain Family (Alismataceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 5, p. 282-283 lists three species variously native to Britain, East Indies and China, and Jamaica and South Carolina. Sagittaria sagittifolia is now known to be widespread across Europe and Siberia, Caucasus, and Turkey and was probably the model for this design.
Quilts with this Sagittaria sp.(Arrowhead) motif:
Printed cotton with this Sagittaria sp.(Arrowhead) motif:
Description: Sagittaria sp.(Arrowhead) is a member of the Water-plantain Family (Alismataceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 5, p. 282-283 lists three species variously native to Britain, East Indies and China, and Jamaica and South Carolina. Sagittaria sagittifolia is now known to be widespread across Europe and Siberia, Caucasus, and Turkey and was probably the model for this design.
Quilts with this Sagittaria sp.(Arrowhead) motif:
- None known at this time
Printed cotton with this Sagittaria sp.(Arrowhead) motif:
- Private Collection, French Pink Toile with Aquatic Plants and Birds, c. 1830s
© Updated 1/16/2022 Author: Terry Terrell