QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5787

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

3500

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

76

Length:

89

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Grandmother's Butterflies

Quilt top made by:

Severin, Mary Barbara Braun

Quiltmaker's state:

Kansas (KS)

Quiltmaker's city:

Troy

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1880

Birthplace, city:

Belville

Birthplace, state:

Illinois (IL)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

homemaker

Date of death and location:

1954 in Troy, KS.

Ethnic group:

N European

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

# of Children:

5

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Bauer, Barbara

Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:

N European

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Wendell Braun

Quiltmaker's Father's Ethnic/Racial Group:

N European

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt finished?

finished in 1996-7

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 30 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

10

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Gold

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Motif design, decorative:

Cables

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

See notes for history & provenance

Inscription, technique:

Attached label

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

5116

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Plain Butterfly/ Grandmother Clark

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

1940-1997

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)