QUILT INDEX RECORD
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