Wonderful Earlier 19th Century Homespun Wool Petit Point Needlepoint Mat with Fluffed Border Naef toy and this ceramic sculpture certainly

and this ceramic sculpture certainly feels very much like tabletop architecture to me

Lid is tight fitting but comes off no problem

A little minor toning

which is wax on both sides with a thin sort of fabric sandwiched between

Wonderful Earlier 19th Century Homespun Wool Petit Point Needlepoint Mat with Fluffed Border Naef toy and this ceramic sculpture certainlyI've had one other 19th century needlepoint mat of a similar ilk to this one, with this same sort of fluffy edge; I think there may be a specific name for the type, but I don't know it! Earlyish 19th century New England I believe, hand dyed wool on handwoven linen cotton (one can glimpse it along the edge on reverse) finished with handwoven wool cloth backing, which shows a patch of loss but is stable. And that squirrel munching away on those berries