Pincushion
91-22-26
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 91-22-26 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Iroquois |
| Provenience | United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1837-1901 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wool | Glass | Fiber |
| Description | Heart Shaped pincushion. Red cloth backing and beige cloth front with smaller pink wool heart in center. Three bead circles of clear rocaille and orange cylinder beads in center of pink heart. Bead leaf applique in clear, green, red and blue rocaille beads in upper lobes of pink hear. Coiled clear rocaille border around pink heart and along cushion edge. Central beaded hanging loop and three bottom tassels of clear rocaille and orange and brown cylinder beads. |
| Height | 12.4 cm |
| Width | 10.2 cm |
| Thickness | 4.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marshall J. Becker, 1991 |
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