19th Century Iroquois Beaded Silk and Linen Frame with Pair of Squirrels (tintype not included) decorative wooden plaque There are some flea bites

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

with one small rough spot along the edge of the heart on the base side as documented

Stable and not fragile now

and cash lent for various things

I recently listed a bunch of these (further down in the "just in" section of listings)--but a bunch can be overwhelming

19th Century Iroquois Beaded Silk and Linen Frame with Pair of Squirrels (tintype not included) decorative wooden plaque There are some flea bitesIt 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