QUILT INDEX RECORD
31-27-263
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 6110
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 spread/blanket doll
Predominate colors:
Black; Purple
Overall condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1901
Describe the quilt's layout:
Horizontal strip
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Where the quilt was made, city:
Bethlehem
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 on October 4, 1977.
The quilt was made to be used for:
Doll quilt/toy
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
Cite this Quilt
1901-1929. 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=31-27-263. Accessed: 03/28/24