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QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2716

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

North Carolina Museum of History

Who documented this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

North Carolina Quilt Project Number:

FA49

Alternate inventory control number:

FA049

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

12-02-1985; St. James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville, NC

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Other

Describe the item:

Yo-yo quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Yo Yo

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Yo-Yo

Brackman # or other source & #:

192

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

78.75"

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unwashed

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Possibly 1930

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1930-1940

Who estimated the quilt's date?

McCarter, Sue

Number of quilt blocks:

1,512

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Yo-yo

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

No backing

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Owner purchased the quilt for $25.00

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Edneyville

Quilt owner's county:

Henderson County

Quilt owner's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unknown

Who photographed this quilt?

Brown, J.E.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

Cite this Quilt

Yo Yo. 1930-1949. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2716. Accessed: 04/18/24