Fancy Antique Hand-stitched Wreath-Like Mat with Velvet Center folk art barn with a terrific green glaze

with a terrific green glaze around the body

such that if one attached a wire handle to the hook on the backside s/he would dance with great alacrity

15" x 12 3/8"

but also nice to be reminded of how to calculate the area of a square

There is a very well done old mend

Fancy Antique Hand-stitched Wreath-Like Mat with Velvet Center folk art barn with a terrific green glazeI 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