Fancy Antique Hand-stitched Wreath-Like Mat with Velvet Center camel along with a list of

along with a list of all the colors

practically

containing 48 pages of drawings (filling entire pages)

(Clearly he's built for scissors a bit smaller than the large ones I photographed him with

Fancy Antique Hand-stitched Wreath-Like Mat with Velvet Center camel along with a list ofI love the back of this mat as much as the front, revealing all of the hand stitching involved in its construction. I'm guessing made as a candle mat, with one candle to stand on the black velvet at center (a wonderfully imperfectly shaped circle). Found in Pennsylvania, late 19th c. I would guess. I'd be inclined to hang it on the wall, like a shining star or sun or wreath, but it would also be great at the center of the table. Approx 12" in diameter