Much Loved 19th Century Heart Shaped Mi'kmaq Beaded Pin Cushion Romany Spartan Ceramics This one is really all

This one is really all about the cover

of the Pennsylvania folk variety

4 1/8 x 2 7/16

1880s trade card from Kendall MFG Co

Much Loved 19th Century Heart Shaped Mi'kmaq Beaded Pin Cushion Romany Spartan Ceramics This one is really allA very well worn one, but I really love it this way, a very tender feeling heart indeed and with next to no loss to the beadwork itself, it is just the red wool ground and blue silk wrap sides that have dissoved. I am pretty certain this is Mi'kmaq (Wabanaki confederacy) though there are many similarities with 19th century Iroquois beadwork pin cushions, specifically Seneca examples. I waded through the pouring rain on May's field at Brimfield to find