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23-19-699

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

University of Rhode Island

Who documented this quilt?

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project Number:

56

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Blood relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great niece of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03/07/1992

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

This is a:

Other

Quilt's title:

Yo-Yo

How wide is the quilt?

inches

How long is the quilt?

inches

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1930s

Further information concerning dates:

Brackman, Clues in the Calico, pp. 109-110

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Yo-yo

Quilt top made by:

White, May

Where the quilt was made, city:

Malden

Where the quilt was made, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Found by owner's mother (quiltmaker's niece) in a trunk, given to owner by her mother.

Why was the quilt made?

Not described

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

White

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1888

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Malden

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Massachusetts

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Welsh

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's name:

White, James

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Cardiff, Wales

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Welsh

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Made during Depression era.

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker never married. Niece remembers quiltmaker sitting in a rocking chair in the kitchen making the "yo-yos" for the quilt during the Depression.

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters

Cite this Quilt

White, Ma. Yo-Yo. 1930-1949. From University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=23-19-699. Accessed: 03/29/24