Pincushion
91-22-22
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 91-22-22 |
| 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 | Cotton | Glass |
| Description | Six-lobed pincushion. Red cotton top with beadwork- alternating flowers in white opaque and green rocaille and smoke cylinder beads and leaves in white opaque and green rocaille beads. Coiled white opaque rocaille bead circles middle. Beige albumen treated cloth edging and backing. Edge outlined in white opaque rocaille beads. Alternating loops of white opaque and green rocaille beads fixed to edging. |
| Thickness | 14.6 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 3.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marshall J. Becker, 1991 |
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