- Measurements
- 26cm x 23cm
- Place of Origin
- North America
- Historical Period/Date
- 20th Century (1970-1999 Late)
- Registration Number
- 1990-006
- Donated/Purchased
- Donated
- Techniques
- Bead Embroidery,
- Objects
- Costume Accessories - Women,Hat Pin Cushions,
Physical Description
Red velvet pin cushion, probably for hat pins, heavily embroidered with clear (white), blue, red and green glass beads in a design of bird and flower spray. There is a beaded fringe. The flowers and leaves are composed of rows of five to ten beads stitched to a stiffened fabric backing and then applied. The cushion is firmly stuffed. Probably North American Indian work.
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