QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

South Africa Quilt History Project; National Museum, Bloemfontein Textile Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

South Africa Quilt History Project

South Africa Quilt History Project Number:

G 12970

Source of the information on this quilt:

Collections Manager (Sudre Havenga) and Michelle Barnes quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

6/2011

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Describe the item:

Patchwork chair cover

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Prairie Point

Predominate colors:

Brown; Red

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Horizontal strip

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Triangles

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Where the quilt was made, country:

South Africa

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Acquired in 1967.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Currently on display in the National Museum, Bloemfontein : Historical Street Scene

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

National Museum, Bloemfontein

Quilt owner's city:

Bloemfontein

Quilt owner's province:

Free State

Quilt owner's country:

South Africa

Who photographed this quilt?

Marelie van Rensburg, National Museum

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Mrs. S. Havenga, National Museum, sudre@nasmus.co.za

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