Mellona Moulton Butterfield

Mellona Moulton Butterfield (May 15, 1853 – 1924) was an American china painter and teacher.

[1] Mellona ("Mellie"[2]) Moulton Butterfield was born in Racine, Wisconsin, May 15, 1853.

[3] She was for twelve years engaged in teaching, which vocation she followed with success in Plattsmouth, Grand Island, and Hastings, Nebraska.

At last she gave up other work and applied herself exclusively to ceramic painting, establishing a studio in Omaha.

[3] The Nebraska Ceramic Club was organized in 1893 for the purpose of making an exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition.