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:

91.0015

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

7295.1

Object label:

Yo-Yo Quilt
Catherine Selinger
Emmett, St. Clair County, Michigan
c1930
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#7295.1

Owner's name for the quilt:

Yo-Yo

Quilt top made by:

Selinger, Catherine

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Emmett

Where the quilt was made, county:

St. Clair

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1930s

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Emmett

Quiltmaker's county:

St. Clair

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

75"

How long is the quilt?

107"

Shape of edge:

Sawtooth

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Yo-yo

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

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)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

2/13/1991, Dorothy J. Selinger, donor

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Who photographed this quilt?

KEVA

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum