QUILT INDEX RECORD

31-27-250

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 2582

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

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Baby blanket whitework

How wide is the quilt?

102cm

How long is the quilt?

140cm

Predominate colors:

White

Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Some repair work has been done

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

VSTK

Time period:

Pre-1799

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1790

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

How are the layers held together?

Corded; Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Where the quilt was made, country:

Netherlands

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Acquired in December of 1962.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

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

Briedenhann, M. The Van Schouwenburg Quilt in Culna April 1995, p. 37.

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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