QUILT INDEX RECORD

31-27-192

Who documented this quilt?

South Africa Quilt History Project; War Museum of the Boer Republics (Bloemfontein) Textile Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

South Africa Quilt History Project

South Africa Quilt History Project Number:

SAQHP 15.0074

Alternate inventory control number:

07433/00009

When was the form filled out?

July 7, 2015

Interviewer:

Vicky Heunis, Collections Manager

Location of data collection:

Faunasig Bloemfontein, South Africa

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Attic Windows

How wide is the quilt?

6.38m

How long is the quilt?

3.34m

Shape of edge:

Straight

Predominate colors:

Black; Brown; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2010, Unvieled on National Women's Day, August 9, 2010

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

Modern 21st Century

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Linen

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques:

Photography/ photo transfer

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Photographs transferred onto linen. The Attic Window method was used to design the quilt. This method enables the viewer to look through the windows into the historic past of our country. Designed and quilted in 6 months. 48 meters of material was used. 40 meters of wadding used. 7 kilometers of thread was used. 144 photographs appear on the quilt. 163 objects are depicted on the window sills. 21 colour ink cartridges were used. 14 black ink cartridges were used. 280 sheets of image transfer papers were used.

Quilted by:

Van Rooyen, Petro; Kriek, Magda

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Moolman, Naomi; designer

Where the quilt was made, country:

South Africa

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Commissioned by the War Museum, Bloemfontein 2010

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The life of South African women from 1870-1920 are depicted in three phases. Before, during and after the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902)

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

"Stiches 'N Bears Magazine", July/August 2010, p20-22. "Die Groot Kwilt", Nico Moolman (ISBN: 978-0-9814389-9-3)

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

War Museum of the Boer Republics

Quilt owner's city:

Faunasig, Bloemfontein

Quilt owner's province:

Free State

Quilt owner's country:

South Africa

Who photographed this quilt?

Neels Nieuwenhuizen/Estelle Knox, War Museum

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

War Museum of the Boer Republics, all rights reserved

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