Gorgeous 19th C. Handwoven Mat of Calico Fabrics painting of trees 14 1/2" l x 7

14 1/2" l x 7 1/4" w

The greens and browns are very soft

and the whole think is sturdy and stable

--as it feels right to preen and pose it proximity to it

or jewelry

Gorgeous 19th C. Handwoven Mat of Calico Fabrics painting of trees 14 1/2" l x 7My new favorite old thing, and one I'd be especially glad to keep for myself to my eye just as beautiful as can be. I'm guessing this was made as a table mat, 2nd half 19th c. I believe, woven of scraps of hand dyed calicos. The combination of soft variegated indigo blues with red on white prints that read as pinks of various intensities just makes me swoon, all the better for the free form shape, a little wider at one end than the other and narrower