Floral Motifs on Early Chintz
Butomus umbellatus - Flowering Rush
Butomus umbellatus (Flowering Rush) photo by C T Johansson [CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]
Butomus umbellatus (Flowering Rush) from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Bromley Hall Pattern Book Textile Design, 1760-1800
Butomus umbellatus (Flowering Rush) from William Curtis, Flora Londonensis, vol., plate 29,  by artist William Kilburn
Common Names: Flowering Rush, water gladiole, grass rush

Description: Butomus umbellatus (Flowering Rush) is a member of the  Flowering Rush family (Butomaceae). The Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2, vol. 4 recorded that this plant is a native of Britain.
 
Quilts with the above Butomus umbellatus (Flowering Rush)  motif: 
  • None known at this time
Chintz or patterns for printing chintz with the above Butomus umbellatus (Flowering Rush)  motif: 
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Bromley Hall Pattern Book Textile Design, Object Number E.458:147-1955, 1760-1800
  • Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Textile Panel, Object Number 1969.3246, 1770-1790
                                    Additional Butomus umbellatus (Flowering Rush) Motifs
Butomus umbellatus (Flowering Rush) from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Bromley Hall Pattern Book Textile Design, 1760-1800
Pattern for printing chintz with a different Butomus umbellatus (Flowering Rush) motif:
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Bromley Hall Pattern Book Textile Design, Object Number E.458:148-1955, 1760-1800
            


©  Updated 1/12/2020     Author: Terry Terrell