Pincushion
91-22-17
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 91-22-17 |
| 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 floral design in clear rocaille and smoke cylinder beads. White cloth edging lined by tiny clear rocaille beads and edged with spiralling chain of clear rocaille beads. Blue albumen treated cloth backing. |
| Height | 8.9 cm |
| Width | 9.1 cm |
| Thickness | 2.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marshall J. Becker, 1991 |
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