Most Wonderful 19th C. Miniature Penny Rug/Candle Mat with Hearts Everywhere antique glove 6 1/4" wide

6 1/4" wide

and the ice below

Gichner offered his company’s services to the war effort

4 1/8" tall x 4" wide

and I must say you can feel her presence in the cards

Most Wonderful 19th C. Miniature Penny Rug/Candle Mat with Hearts Everywhere antique glove 6 1/4" wideI 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