19th Century Iroquois Beaded Silk and Linen Frame with Pair of Squirrels (tintype not included) decorative wooden plaque Stable and not fragile now

Stable and not fragile now

stimulants

And those kittens

Late 19th/early 20th century I believe and while these show some age they remain quite lovely

There are some flea bites though on one post of the cage

19th Century Iroquois Beaded Silk and Linen Frame with Pair of Squirrels (tintype not included) decorative wooden plaque Stable and not fragile nowIt 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