Pincushion
91-22-35
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 91-22-35 |
| 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 | Cloth | Glass |
| Description | Six-lobed pincushion. Red cloth top with leaf of opaque white rocaille beads in each lobe. Coiled band of clear rocaille beads circles center. Green cloth edging with linked chain of white rocaille beads on outer edge. Backing of beige albumen treated cloth. Loose strand of green edging may have formed suspension loop. |
| Thickness | 1.9 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 11.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marshall J. Becker, 1991 |
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