Fancy Antique Hand-stitched Wreath-Like Mat with Velvet Center camel NY" printed in silver on

NY" printed in silver on the top

The bottom still has its red felt attached

with a patent date of 1881 by the Hall Borchert Dress Form Co

containing 48 pages of drawings (filling entire pages)

along with a list of all the colors

Fancy Antique Hand-stitched Wreath-Like Mat with Velvet Center camel NY" printed in silver onI love the back of this mat as much as the front, revealing all of the hand stitching involved in its construction. I'm guessing made as a candle mat, with one candle to stand on the black velvet at center (a wonderfully imperfectly shaped circle). Found in Pennsylvania, late 19th c. I would guess. I'd be inclined to hang it on the wall, like a shining star or sun or wreath, but it would also be great at the center of the table. Approx 12" in diameter