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12-8-5232

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:

08.0053

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

2008:121.10

Object label:

Landowner Appliqué Ralli
Maker unknown
Sanghar, Sindh, Pakistan
1990
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2008:121.10

Essay:

In every way, this is a fine example of an appliqué quilt. It came from a wadera or landowner family. These wealthy families are usually able to get the finest quilters to provide their families with rallis. The stitching is fine, close and uses multi-colored thread. The colored blocks are placed diagonally to produce a pattern. There are occasional sequins or embroidered embellishments. The back is over-dyed dark green. The edges of the quilt are over sewn with various colored threads.

Quilt's title:

Landowner Appliqué 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:

Sanghar, Sindh

Where the quilt was made, country:

Pakistan

Time period:

1976-1999

Details about why the quilt was made:

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

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

85"

How long is the quilt?

57"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the edge:

Turned in

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue; Brown; Gold; Green; Pink; Purple; Turquoise; Yellow; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Some small patched holes in backing

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

15

Size of quilt blocks:

varies from 11 1/2" to 13 1/2", does not lie flat

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

6 on sides, 7 on top and bottom

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

White, brown, green, black, gold, blue with bright pink, turquoise, purple, green, yellow

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Cotton Some decorative embroidery and sequin embellishments

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

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:

6

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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

In every way, this is a fine example of an appliqué quilt. It came from a wadera or landowner family. These wealthy families are usually able to get the finest quilters to provide their families with rallis. The stitching is fine, close and uses multi-colored thread. The colored blocks are placed diagonally to produce a pattern. There are occasional sequins or embroidered embellishments. The back is over-dyed dark green. The edges of the quilt are over sewn with various colored threads.

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

Cite this Quilt

Landowner Appliqué Ralli. 1976-1999. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-5232. Accessed: 03/28/24

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