QML date-type properties time travel into the past by one day when imperatively assigned a string value (time-zone dependent!)

import QtQuick 2.0

Item {
    width: 400; height: 200

    property date date1: "2014-02-04"
    property date date2

    Text {
        anchors.centerIn: parent
        text: date1 + "\n" + date2
    }

    Component.onCompleted: date2 = "2014-02-04"
}