QUILT INDEX RECORD
31-27-168
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 15.0052
Alternate inventory control number:
03283-00004
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?
30cm
How long is the quilt?
39cm
Antique colors:
Indigo Blue
Overall condition:
Poor/very worn
Damage:
Discoloration or dyes ran; Fading
Describe the damage:
Relatively poor, faded and discoloured
Time period:
1901-1929
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Edwardian c1902
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Shweshwe
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
Straight lines
Where the quilt was made, country:
South Africa
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Engela Odendaal, 1959
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Belonged to Engela Van Resnburg
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
Details
Cite this Quilt
Bonnet/Kappie. 1901-1929. From South Africa Quilt History Project, South Africa Quilt History Project; War Museum of the Boer Republics (Bloemfontein) Textile Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=31-27-168. Accessed: 05/05/24
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