Early 19th Century American Homespun Wool Embroidery Candle Mat kid drawn The set includes 16 clay

The set includes 16 clay and 1 wood marble and what I believe it a pretty old fabric pouch in which they came

I love that the image makes its subject (and what a beautiful textile it is

and usually to roll a a life lesson into it one way or another

I love the soft colors of the tiles

but I do know if came from Ethiopia

Early 19th Century American Homespun Wool Embroidery Candle Mat kid drawn The set includes 16 clayA 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