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:
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)
Cite this Quilt
Severin, Mary Barbara Brau. Grandmother's Butterflies. finished in 1996-7. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5787. Accessed: 04/18/24