Most Wonderful 19th C. Miniature Penny Rug/Candle Mat with Hearts Everywhere victrola and dog and really love its architectural

and really love its architectural structure and crisp

And the shards of blue and green glass producing the effects make one think of sea glass and summer

Dated (I believe) 1911 on the underside

Perhaps it is actually Kegel (German 9 pin bowling) that he is playing

Most Wonderful 19th C. Miniature Penny Rug/Candle Mat with Hearts Everywhere victrola and dog and really love its architecturalI purchased this one at an antiques show in Maine from a dealer who had had it in her personal collection for many years, brining it out for the first time, I think just for me! It came as no surprise to me to learn that her field of greatest focus and expertise has been early pen wipes; if there were ever a candle mat that felt very close kin to a precious early pen wipe, I think this would be it. And if there were ever a thing constructed in the