Early 19th Century American Homespun Wool Embroidery Candle Mat kid drawn but I'm not sure) to

but I'm not sure) to the wood on the handle nearish the head of the brush--but sill very lovely

but I do know if came from Ethiopia

VT (founded 1872) and that it once stood on a wheeled platform

I love the soft colors of the tiles

1 1/4" in diameter and 1 1/4" tall

Early 19th Century American Homespun Wool Embroidery Candle Mat kid drawn but I'm not sure) toA small wonder, rare survivor and one just wants to pet it! It really never ceases to amaze me that things like the have endured. Early 19th century New England I believe, homespun, hand dyed wool on handwoven linen cotton, this would have been made as a candle mat, though with no cloth backing, perhaps it was never finished for use. Some stitches lost to the needlepoint rose and orange ground at center, but quite stable, and the fluffy wool perimeter