Most Wonderful 19th C. Miniature Penny Rug/Candle Mat with Hearts Everywhere coiled grass Quite a nice vintage watercolor

Quite a nice vintage watercolor rendering of side-winding crab I think

unlike later ones with paper

The pretty flowers-and-vines repousse frame iI believe s late 19th c

Feels to me like the sort of bunny that's creatively plotting surprises in the shadows

6 3/4" in diameter

Most Wonderful 19th C. Miniature Penny Rug/Candle Mat with Hearts Everywhere coiled grass Quite a nice vintage watercolorI purchased this one at an antiques show in Maine from a dealer who had had it in her personal collection for many years, brining it out for the first time, I think just for me! It came as no surprise to me to learn that her field of greatest focus and expertise has been early pen wipes; if there were ever a candle mat that felt very close kin to a precious early pen wipe, I think this would be it. And if there were ever a thing constructed in the