QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-185

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

97.68

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Kihapai Pua O Kawai (Garden Island)

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Hawaiian applique

How wide is the quilt?

70 1/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

65 1/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Gray

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Applique was originally blue/green now faded to grey.

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1915

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Medallion size:

36 x35

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Three-cluster flower motifs at corners and mid-sides, flanked by single-cluster motifs, outer edge of solid fabric with scalloped inner edge, 14 inches wide.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Where the quilt was made, state:

Hawaii (HI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Commemorative; Garden Island Newspaper

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt belonged to the family of Rose Miranda of Honolulu, Hawaii The pattern was developed to commemorate the establishment of a weekly newspaper, "The Garden Island," in 1904 in Kauai. The quilt was completed circa 1909. The quilt was given to Mr. and Mrs. Edward A Manda as a wedding gift on August 30, 1946 in Honolulu, Hawaii, from George H. and Rose Miranda. George Miranda had been an agent for the orchard firm of Edward Manda in Honolulu as well as a typesetter for the Honolulu Star Bulletin.

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

DAR Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Washington, DC

Quilt owner's state:

Washington D.C.

Quilt owner's country:

USA

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum