QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-334
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
94.0060
Owner's name for the quilt:
The Robe
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Peeled Orange
Brackman # or other source & #:
3532
Quilt top made by:
Rumpf, Lorraine
Quilted by:
Rumpf, Lorraine
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Tarzanna
Where the quilt was made, county:
Los Angeles
Where the quilt was made, state:
California (CA)
Time period:
1950-1975
When was the quilt started?
1952
When was the quilt finished?
1955
Describe present uses of the quilt:
Quilt has been retired from use to preserve what's left.
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Montclair
Quiltmaker's county:
San Bernadino
Quiltmaker's state:
California (CA)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Sarvis
Quiltmaker's birth date:
4/25/1921
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German English
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Edwin Denby High Graduate 1939-June
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Retired rural postal carrier, U.S. Postal Service
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Sarvis, John Edward
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
English
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Sarvis, Dolly Williams
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
7/18/1939
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Rumpf, Willard H.
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Chief Stationary Engineer
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 20-29
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
5-20 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
yes
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
The Montclair Woman's Club
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
69 3/4"
How long is the quilt?
76 1/2"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric
Repairs:
Rebound
What is inscribed on the quilt?
"Lorraine", have added name and date on back in ink
Describe where the inscription was found:
lower right hand corner
Number of quilt blocks:
24
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
2 1/4"
Describe the borders:
5 1/4"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Sateen
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Width between quilting lines:
1 1/2"
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Patches outlined/in the ditch
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Chain
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Top is entirely of scraps-panles are of sasheen drapery lining left over from drapery I had made (1947)
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
County Fair
Contests entered:
West Valley Comm. Fair,, Reseda, CA, May 1955 , 1st Place ; Honorable Mention, Sept. 1955, LA Co. Fair, Pomona Cal; First Oct. 1956 San Bernardino Co. Fair, Victorville ,CA.
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Patterns, I believe I still have extra design patches some place around the house (pictured in some photos)
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Prizes, awards, ribbons, etc. Photos of quilter. Montclair Tribune, Thursday, August 21, 1975, Becoming Popular Again, The art of quilting, By Lynne Locke. From the DAILY REPORT, Ontario-Upland, Calif., Fri., Oct. 12, 1962 C-1; Club Quilters Weave History of Montclair. Club project will show first home, first church and new civic center. Montclair's Entry, 2/21/1963
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Lorraine Sarvis Rumpf
Quilt owner's city:
Montclair
Quilt owner's county:
San Bernardino
Quilt owner's state:
California (CA)
How was this quilt acquired?
Made by owner
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
The Robe A panel quilt An Original variation of "Jospeph's Coat" "The Robe" is made in sections of four panels. The main design consists of a six pointed star representing the Star of Bethlehem surrounded by the Crown of Thorns. The strips seperating the panels is quilted in a chain design representing the chain with which Christ was bound to the cross on his way to Calvary. The small quilting design between the points of the star was drawn to signify unity of the Holy Trinity, The Father, Son and Holy Ghost. The quilted cross carries the religious theme of the quilt. I am 35 years old and mother of two children. I have always loved to sew. At nine I embroidered blocks for a quilt for my bed, and after marriage made two quilt tops for my children's beds, but did not quilt them. In 1954 I quilted a crib quilt that had been made by the children's great-grandmother, but "The Robe" is the first quilt made from start to finish by myself.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Rumpf, Lorrain. The Robe. 1955. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-334. Accessed: 07/26/24