Pincushion
91-22-27
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 91-22-27 |
| 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 | Velvet | Trade Bead | Metal | Fiber |
| Description | Large three-lobed heart-shaped pincushion/hanging. Pink cloth backing; beige edging on front and tan velvet top. Central flower of clear and yellow rocaille beads and metal sequins with tasself of clear rocaille and yellow and smoke cylinder beads. Leaves of clear red, green blue and yellow rocaille and smoke cylinder beads in lobes. Velvet edged with clear rocaille beads. Coiled band of clear rocaille beads along edging. 5 tassels at bottom and hanging cord at top all beaded. |
| Height | 21 cm |
| Width | 15.6 cm |
| Thickness | 6.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marshall J. Becker, 1991 |
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