Early Heart Shaped (c. Mid 19th Century) Beaded Iroquois Pin Cushion rusted tin pages crisp and almost entirely

pages crisp and almost entirely free of marks

for the Archives of American Art’s Nanette L

which I kind of like on the roof of the house in lieu of a chimney

Having spent a few years on a farm

I love seeing the snake

Early Heart Shaped (c. Mid 19th Century) Beaded Iroquois Pin Cushion rusted tin pages crisp and almost entirelyI don't think photos with no sense of scale do justice to this one those beads are tiny, and the pin cushion relatively small, so it feels very fine in hand. And it is definitely an early one, c. 1850s I believe. There is a great blog devoted to early Iroquois (including Seneca) and Wabanaki pin cushions, including many heart shaped examples along the lines of this one, which I believe is Iroquois. Wear to the sides as evident it does appear it was