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QUILT INDEX RECORD

4-1-639

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Who documented this quilt?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project; Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Collection

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project Number:

888

Alternate inventory control number:

BMCC

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

1-Dec-95

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pineapple

How wide is the quilt?

91-1/2

How long is the quilt?

93-1/2

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Squared.

What color is the quilt?

White; Green

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Stained slightly.

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1964-1965

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Plain weave

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; Green

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

32"; 33-1/2; 26-1/2"

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Machine sewn

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?

Other

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Width between quilting lines:

5/8 to 3/4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Echo

Where the quilt was made, city:

Honolulu; Oahu Island

Where the quilt was made, state:

Hawaii (HI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt owner's city:

Honolulu; Oahu Island

Quilt owner's state:

Hawaii (HI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Cite this Quilt

Pineapple. 1950-1975. From Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, Hawaiian Quilt Research Project; Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=4-1-639. Accessed: 03/28/24