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:

08.0051

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

2008:121.8

Object label:

Badin Dowry Ralli
Maker unknown
Matli, Badin, Sindh, Pakistan
1990
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2008:121.8

Essay:

This is a typical dowry style quilt from Matli, Badin, Sindh. The colors are black, white, red and yellow. The appliqué shapes and borders are very typical of that region. The stitching is done in black and red. The embellishments are mirrors with sequins. The back is a hand woven piece of lungi fabric used for men’s turbans and wraps. The Badin region has a very characteristic style in rallis particularly in color. They are famous for very fine, even and close stitching.

Quilt's title:

Badin Dowry 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:

Matli, Badin, Sindh

Where the quilt was made, country:

Pakistan

Time period:

1976-1999

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

82"

How long is the quilt?

52"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Turned in

What color is the quilt?

Black; Red; Yellow; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

15

Size of quilt blocks:

11" X 11"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2 1/2"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

3 1/2" applique; 1 3/4" 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

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

cotton

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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

This is a typical dowry style quilt from Matli, Badin, Sindh. The colors are black, white, red and yellow. The appliqué shapes and borders are very typical of that region. The stitching is done in black and red. The embellishments are mirrors with sequins. The back is a hand woven piece of lungi fabric used for men’s turbans and wraps. The Badin region has a very characteristic style in rallis particularly in color. They are famous for very fine, even and close stitching. Mirrors with sequins in center and 4 corners of blocks.

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, for $800 author and researcher, 4/18/2008

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

The applique rallis are made for everyday use and are also made in complex designs for marriage gifts and for other special occasions. Bridal/Anniversary

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees