Pincushion
91-22-16
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 91-22-16 |
| 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 | Fiber | Glass |
| Description | Heart Shaped pincushion- red wool top with beaded floral decoration. Flower of coil of clear rocaille beads surrounding smoke cylinder bead and six identical coil petals. Two clear rocaille bead leaves at top. White cloth edging ringed by line of clear rocaille beads and edge with spiralling chain of clear rocaille bleads. Blue cloth back. |
| Height | 8.5 cm |
| Width | 9.1 cm |
| Thickness | 2.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marshall J. Becker, 1991 |
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