19th Century Iroquois Beaded Silk and Linen Frame with Pair of Squirrels (tintype not included) wire and wood rug beater surely due to the love

surely due to the love and care with which it was made

and in great structural shape

) The drivers in their hats with their horses further animate and also give definition to the lay of the land

Cards measure 3 1/2” x 2 1/4”

19th Century Iroquois Beaded Silk and Linen Frame with Pair of Squirrels (tintype not included) wire and wood rug beater surely due to the loveIt is the two squirrels with black eyes and bushy tails facing each other at the top corners of this antique beaded frame that completely sold me on it uncommon and just wonderful. And while I don't always love Iroquois Mohawk beadwork made for the tourist market around Niagara Falls, this is I think a very fine and lovely and relatively early example (c. 1860s 80s I believe) and frames are pretty rare to find. Just right, and just the right size for