QUILT INDEX RECORD

31-27-136

Who documented this quilt?

South Africa Quilt History Project; War Museum of the Boer Republics (Bloemfontein) Textile Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

South Africa Quilt History Project

South Africa Quilt History Project Number:

SAQHP 15.0024

Alternate inventory control number:

03534/00001

When was the form filled out?

July 7, 2015

Interviewer:

Vicky Heunis, Collections Manager

Location of data collection:

Faunasig Bloemfontein, South Africa

This is a:

Quilted garment

Describe the item:

Kappie

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Bonnet/Kappie

How wide is the quilt?

24cm

How long is the quilt?

40cm

Predominate colors:

Turquoise or Teal

Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Stains; Tears or holes

Describe the damage:

Realtively poor, stains, tears, and scuff marks

Time period:

1876-1900

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

Mid-Victorian, c1860-1880s

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Geometrical Patterns

Where the quilt was made, country:

South Africa

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

DJ Coetzee, Parys, 1963

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

Belonged to Anna Elizabeth Coetzee + or - 1880-1890

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

War Museum of the Boer Republics

Quilt owner's city:

Faunasig, Bloemfontein

Quilt owner's province:

Free State

Quilt owner's country:

South Africa

Who photographed this quilt?

Neels Nieuwenhuizen/Estelle Knox, War Museum

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

War Museum of the Boer Republics, all rights reserved

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