QUILT INDEX RECORD
31-27-255
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 338
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
Time period:
Pre-1799
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1780
How are the layers held together?
Corded; Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Vines
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Quilt Exhibition Boer War Museum Feb. 1997 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
Details
Cite this Quilt
Kappie whitework. Pre-1799. From South Africa Quilt History Project, South Africa Quilt History Project; National Museum, Bloemfontein Textile Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=31-27-255. Accessed: 04/27/24
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Kappies from South Africa
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