Colorful Old Hooked Round Mat 1911 postcard I'm completely taken with these

I'm completely taken with these

These I do believe are just about the most spectacular whimsies I've seen

Plus two men framing it

I believe most likely German Erzgebirge

I found in it Massachusetts and it wouldn't surprise me to learn the house and site depicted was in Gloucester or Rockport on Cape Ann

Colorful Old Hooked Round Mat 1911 postcard I'm completely taken with theseThe puzzle piece like all over composition of patches of color on this old hooked mat just make me happy, each one responsive to the shape of the others around it, making it look a bit like a well used painters palette. I might hang this one directly on the wall like a painting, pretty satisfying though if ever there were a cheery table mat for a teapot, this might be it! 14" in diameter. Early 20th century I believe. Overall good condition, with no