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:

08.0056

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

2008:121.13

Object label:

Red and Blue Embroidered Ralli
Maker unknown
Lower Sindh, Pakistan
1990
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2008:121.13

Essay:

Rallis covered with embroidery stitches using various colors of thread are made by either the Saami (nomadic camel herders) or Jogi (snake charmer) tribes. This style with one solid colored piece in the enter field and another solid color as a border is a common style.

Quilt's title:

Red and Blue Embroidered 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:

Lower Sindh

Where the quilt was made, country:

Pakistan

Time period:

1976-1999

Details about why the quilt was made:

The embroidered rallis are made by a few cultural communities and are a specialty of some nomadic groups.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

83"

How long is the quilt?

60"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Turned in

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Red

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

11 1/2" straight with quilting and embroidery similar to center block

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Blue, red

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

~15, same fabric

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

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

Describe the quilting designs used:

All over quilting in parallel lines alternating with decorative embroidery extending through the backing.

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

Rallis covered with embroidery stitches using various colors of thread are made by either the Saami (nomadic camel herders) or Jogi (snake charmer) tribes. This style with one solid colored piece in the enter field and another solid color as a border is a common style.

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