QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

South Africa Quilt History Project; Albany Museum

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

South Africa Quilt History Project

South Africa Quilt History Project Number:

AM 3863

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum Curator and Quilt Guild member

When was the form filled out?

7/21/2010

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Quilt's title:

Hexagon Blocks - "Garden Paths"

How wide is the quilt?

197cm

How long is the quilt?

197cm

Shape of edge:

Sawtooth

Shape of corners:

Sawtooth

Predominate colors:

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Cream; Gold; Green; Pink; Rust

Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe the damage:

Unfinished Quilt top. Center blocks especially. One vary badly perished - silk's taffeta's and velvet fabrics being most badly affected - green and cream colours. No apparant reapir work.

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Size of quilt blocks:

3 1/2 cm x 3 1/2 cm

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons; Same block throughout

Describe the borders:

4 alternate stripes of black and dark colours form the border, finishing with black and dark giving the hexagonal outline shape.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk; Other

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Glazed; Sateen; Satin; Velvet; Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

English template Piecing; Hand Piecing

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

6 lines of dark coloured hexagon blocks radiate from center of the quilt top to the six corner/points emphasizing the hexagonal shape of the quilt. Two rows of one pink and one blue block approx 9 rows from the center, contrast to the remaining colours and also accentuate the hexagonal shape of the quilt.

Where the quilt was made, country:

South Africa

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Albany Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Grahamstown

Quilt owner's province:

Eastern Cape

Quilt owner's country:

South Africa

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Eastern Cape

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

South Africa

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Quilt maker had a definite preference for the hexagonal block, using plain colours and finer fabrics eg silk, velvet, etc.

Who photographed this quilt?

Duncan Greaves, Foto First, Grahamstown

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Ms F Way-Jones Albany Museum: f.way-jones@ru.ac.za

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