QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

08.0049

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2008:121.6

Object label:

Rahim Yar Khan Ralli
Maker unknown
Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
1990
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2008:121.6

Essay:

This combination of nine patch blocks using white and other colors mixed with thin lined appliqué blocks is very characteristic of the area of Rahim Yar Khan in the Punjab. The back is hand loomed yellow-gold fabric that is also typical of the region. Some of the fabrics on the front have the feel of hand loomed fabric. In some blocks the appliqué is highlighted with embroidery embellishments. All stitching is done in white thread. Thread and bead tassels indicate the quilt was made for a special occasion.

Quilt's title:

Rahim Yar Khan Ralli

When was the form filled out?

4/22/08

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab

Where the quilt was made, country:

Pakistan

Time period:

1976-1999

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Personal enjoyment; Wedding

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

80"

How long is the quilt?

50"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Gold; Green; Maroon; Navy; Orange; Yellow; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Two holes in backing fabric, patched different but same colored fabric.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

45, Nine-patch blocks alternating with applique blocks.

Size of quilt blocks:

7 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

1 1/2" applique; 3" blocks on point; 1 1/2" applique;

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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

This combination of nine patch blocks using white and other colors mixed with thin lined appliqué blocks is very characteristic of the area of Rahim Yar Khan in the Punjab. The back is hand loomed yellow-gold fabric that is also typical of the region. Some of the fabrics on the front have the feel of hand loomed fabric. In some blocks the appliqué is highlighted with embroidery embellishments. All stitching is done in white thread. Thread and bead tassels indicate the quilt was made for a special occasion.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Ralli Quilts: Traditional textiles from pakistan and India by patricia Ormsby Stoddard, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2003

Person filling out this form is:

Author/researcher

Source of the information on this quilt:

Tricia Stoddard

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Tricia Stoddard, author and researcher, 4/18/2008

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees