QUILT INDEX RECORD

31-27-218

Who documented this quilt?

South Africa Quilt History Project; No 7 Castle Hill Museum

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

South Africa Quilt History Project

South Africa Quilt History Project Number:

LB 76

Alternate inventory control number:

REC 3585

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

When was the form filled out?

June 28, 2010

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Fitzpatrick Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Isosceles Triangles

How wide is the quilt?

1m45cm

How long is the quilt?

2m40cm

Predominate colors:

Black; Blue or Navy; Burgundy; Gray; Green; Yellow

Antique colors:

Chrome Green; Chrome Yellow; Indigo Blue; Madder Red or Cinnamon Red; Prussian Blue or Lafayette Blue

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1901-1929

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sir Percy Fitzpatrick lived from 1862/1931 therefore the date is assumed in this time period.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Size of quilt blocks:

Inner triangles 4.5 x 6cm

Describe the borders:

Isosceles triangles, mixed colours. 1 border. Triangle size 13cm x 10cm.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Sateen; Satin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Brocade

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Silk

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

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

Light and dark triangles used alternately, to create a shadow effect.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Possibly the Sunlands/Addo area

Where the quilt was made, province:

Eastern Cape

Where the quilt was made, country:

South Africa

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

The quilt belonged to Sir Percy Fitzpatrick family, living in a farming area a few kilometers from Port Elizabeth. Sir Percy was world-renowned for his book Jock of the Bushveld, written in 1907. He was born in Kingwilliam's Town in 1862, educated at St. Aiden's College, Grahamstown. He was Knighted in 1902. He died at his farm AMANZI, Uitenhage district in 1931.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Never exhibited.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

No. 7 Castle Hill Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Port Elizabeth

Quilt owner's province:

Eastern Cape

Quilt owner's country:

South Africa

Who photographed this quilt?

Kristien van Wyk, member of the Diaz Quilters Guild and Emile Badenhorst from Bayworld Museum, Port Elizabeth

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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