QUILT INDEX RECORD
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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