82/2

This Welsh wholecloth quilted bedcover is made of a white cotton which has a printed design of flowers and leaves in a dark pink-red with an interlining of Welsh flannel of blanket weight with a calico backing. The quilt was made circa 1900 by the two daughters of a farmer who had a small mixed farm called Penfidi, near Llangyfelach, three and a half miles north of Swansea, Wales. One of the daughters was the donor's mother, and the quilt was used in the family until shortly before donation. The quilt was made on a wooden frame kept in the best room, and the stitching was done little by little. It was traditional for each girl to put one in a bottom drawer until her marriage.

1 quilt: cotton; good condition

Institute of Agricultural History handwritten catalogue form – ‘Standard museum name // Bedcover // Accession number // 82/2 // Classification // DOMESTIC Furnishing textile // Negative number // 60/15515 // Acquisition method // gift // ... // Description // This Welsh quilt consists of Welsh flannel of blanket weight with a calico backing. It is covered with white cotton which has a printed design of flowers and leaves in a dark pink-red. The quilting is done in white stitches, in, according to the donor, designs of flowers and leaves. // Dimensions // 219 cms x 254 cms. // Associated information // This quilt was made c 1900 by the two daughters of a farmer named [...] who had a small mixed farm – Penfidi, near Llangyfelach, 3 ½ miles N. Of Swansea, W. Glam. One of the daughters was mother to the donor, and the quilt was used in the family until recently. // The quilt was made on a wooden frame kept in the best room, and the stitching was done little by little. It was traditional for each girl to put one in a bottom drawer until her marriage. // References // Mavis Fitzrandolph ‘Traditional Quilting’ 1954.’, Miscellaneous note – 'This quilt is an example of Welsh quilting. Made at the turn of the century, it hails from a farm near Llangyfelach in West Glamorgan. It is made of cotton interlined with Welsh flannel of blanket weight. The quilting is done in typical fashion - running stitch in designs of leaves and flowers.'

Llangyfelach

1900 - 1900

Bedcover, Quilt

Stitched, Quilted