Much Loved 19th Century Heart Shaped Mi'kmaq Beaded Pin Cushion large souvenir penny and some rusting to the

and some rusting to the bells themselves

and with that gold just popping against the black ground

and the whisk broom older than that

I always grab Schoenhut circus chairs when I see them--just great

at some point along the way becoming the instrument of a Geraldine Wallace

Much Loved 19th Century Heart Shaped Mi'kmaq Beaded Pin Cushion large souvenir penny and some rusting to theA 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