Collection of Three Antique Finely Beaded Sioux Moccasins, As Found bone letters ) rising from the opening

) rising from the opening of the shoe

centered on the Boston market

and right in keeping with my obsession with 19th century penmanship

I have tried but not been able to definitively place the Mary Richardson who completed this sampler in 1836 --found in Maine and I presume American despite based on what I take for homespun linen

I recently purchased this lovely carved antique frame

Collection of Three Antique Finely Beaded Sioux Moccasins, As Found bone letters ) rising from the openingYes, typically one sees beautifully beaded Native American moccasins like this sold in pairs, but for me this collection of three single (and singular) examples is much dearer, including for feeling like stand ins for a family father, mother and child. (And each very much bears the the imprint of its one time wearer.) These are all Sioux I am more or less certain, of the Great Plains, but distinctions between Lakota and Dakota in terms of beadwork