DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Raised beadwork mat
NameMat
CultureTuscarora, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Date1868
Place madeNew York, United States, North America
MediumCotton twill, glass beads
Dimensions12 5/8 × 12 5/8 in. (32 × 32 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2016.82.1
ProvenancePurchased from Bette Rossen, who purchased it from an antique store in Colorado.
DescriptionRound shaped cushion with eight lobes around the edge. Made of red fabric, the raised beading is in floral motifs made out of clear beads with larger gray tubular beads. In the center is an square that is empty of design. The back of the cushion is plain blue fabric. A handwritten tag on the back reads, "From Pa for Rosie, January 1868"
1880-1890
Late 19th-early 20th century
ca 1960
20th century
1877