QUILT INDEX RECORD

31-27-249

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 2339

Source of the information on this quilt:

Collections Manager (Sudre Havenga)

When was the form filled out?

6/2011

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Quilted garment

Describe the item:

Kappie

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Kappie whitework

How wide is the quilt?

30cm

How long is the quilt?

30cm

Predominate colors:

White

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Where the quilt was made, city:

Brandfort

Where the quilt was made, province:

Free State

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 1961.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Alberton City Hall and Roodepoort Museum 09/2008-03/2009

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

Chaveas, Lucille M. A study of the quilt and corded kappies of the Voortrekker Women and their resemblance to French White work quilting of the 17th and 18th centuries in Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum Bloemfontein 9(1), March 1993

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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