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Birchbark envelope
Native American (Eastern Woodlands, possibly Huron)
19th century
Object Place: USA
Medium/Technique
Birchbark, quill, and silk lining
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 40 x 1.5 cm (9 1/16 x 15 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb
Accession Number61.1104
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWorked with polychrome porcupine quills in pink, red, blue, green, yelow and white. Border of sweet grass sewn with thread. On each side is a different pattern of flowers, leaves and buds. Around each is a border of small leaves. Lined with red-violet silk. Silk worn; some areas of embroidery worn. Quillwork.
Provenance1961, gift of Aimée Lamb (b. 1893 - d. 1989) and Rosamond Lamb (b. 1898 - d. 1989), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 11, 1961)