19th Century Iroquois Beaded Silk and Linen Frame with Pair of Squirrels (tintype not included) Russian stockinette doll with some irregularity and a

with some irregularity and a few scattered stains on the paper

who will be thrilled in spending hours cresting miniature doll furniture

I love it now for all of its scuffs and wear

that it is a “Shutter dog”— made to hold a shutter open (“dog” being an Old English term for fastener)

As you can see

19th Century Iroquois Beaded Silk and Linen Frame with Pair of Squirrels (tintype not included) Russian stockinette doll with some irregularity and aIt 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