Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion upside down portraits Friburgh who signed this watercolor

Friburgh who signed this watercolor

Photos make it look as if there might be splits in the slide lid but there are not

sturdy construction

and the Old Maid herself

I purchase this box from an estate sale in Newton

Beautiful Condition Large Antique Seneca Beaded Star Pin Cushion upside down portraits Friburgh who signed this watercolorI am drawn to Native American beadwork wherever I can find it, and pin cushions are an excellent vehicle for delivering it! This is Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and specifically Seneca, later 19th century I believe. Here is a link to a section on an excellent, rigorously researched blog devoted to Iroquois beadwork, with photographs and discussion of very closely related examples. 5 3 8" x 5 1 4", very good condition, glass beads on velvet with light blue