QUILT INDEX RECORD

31-27-261

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 470

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:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1820

How are the layers held together?

Corded; Hand quilting

Where the quilt was made, country:

South Africa

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Acquired on August 16, 1930.

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:

Strutt, Daphne. 1975. Clothing fashions in South Africa 1652–1900: an illustrated history of styles and materials for men, women and children, including footwear, hairdressing, accessories and jewellery. Cape Town. pp 232-233.

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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