QUILT INDEX RECORD

31-27-282

Who documented this quilt?

South Africa Quilt History Project; South African Quilters' Guild - National Quilt Search; East London Museum

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

South Africa Quilt History Project

South Africa Quilt History Project Number:

HUM1908

Alternate inventory control number:

HIST25359

Source of the information on this quilt:

Mrs. Janet Hasses, museum cataloguer

When was the form filled out?

6/21/2010

Describe the item:

Bedspread, patchwork hexagons

Quilt's title:

Hexagons

How wide is the quilt?

200mm

How long is the quilt?

200mm

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Predominate colors:

Beige or Tan; Black; Gray; Green; Pink; Red; Yellow

Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1830s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Patchwork spread worked in tiny hexagons in silk, satin, brocade, central hexagon includes velvets. Bordered on three sides in black and white lozenge shapes and piped. Cream cotton backing. Piped with cotton.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United Kingdom

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Donated by Mrs. W.L. van Broembsen and Mrs. Mary McMillan on 5/25/1992, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Granddaughters of quiltmaker.

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Brought to South Africa by makers daughter, Louisa Catherine Francis. Made in England c1835. Brought to the cape in 1871 or 1892 by her daughter Louisa Catherine Francis (nee Smith). Further details of family history available.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

East London Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East London

Quilt owner's province:

Eastern Cape

Quilt owner's country:

South Africa

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

East London Museum