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38-36-2427

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

PV103

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

2/7/1987

Where was the documentation day held?

Paradise Valley

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

Date quilt completed:

c1935 when quiltmaker was 65-70 years old.

15. Source of Fabric:

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Baby dress scraps

18.1.2. Alternate name(s) for block pattern in common use:

Yo Yo

29.2. Quilted by:

Unknown

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Yorke, Barbara

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Gift from grandmother in 1930 in Pennsylvania at birth.

2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:

Pictures of quiltmaker

3. Quilt maker's name:

Irwin, Emma

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

c1870

Death date:

1946, Pennsylvania

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

German

Educational Background:

None

Religious affiliation:

Protestant

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Springer

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made by grandmother for owner's birth in 1930 in Pennsylvania.

Cite this Quilt

Irwin, Emm. Yo Yo. c1935 when quiltmaker was 65-70 years old.. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-2427. Accessed: 03/28/24