QUILT INDEX RECORD

4-1-653

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Who documented this quilt?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project Number:

912

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

4-May-96

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Owner's name for quilt:

Pua Pake; Night Blooming Cereus

How wide is the quilt?

105-1/4

How long is the quilt?

105

Describe the corners:

Applique basted only.

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Little staining on background.

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Tag stitched to back of quilt top: "Pua Pake/ Night Blooming Cereus/ Made by/ Kalihune/Middle 1800s/ Hilo, Hawaii/ Mother of:/ Lucy Chong Ludloff (Mrs. Herman)/ Mother of: Violet Ludloff Desha/ (Mrs. Edwin K.)"

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Time period:

Timespan

Family/owner's date for quilt:

ca. 1850

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Plain weave

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

Applique basted only.

Quilt top made by:

Kailihune

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project