Most Wonderful 19th C. Miniature Penny Rug/Candle Mat with Hearts Everywhere victrola and dog How civilized

How civilized

-near the end

the more I really really love it

subject and object and another subject (and object) --for me this is many things at once and just excellent in holding them all together with great succinctness

I would guess in the 1980s or so

Most Wonderful 19th C. Miniature Penny Rug/Candle Mat with Hearts Everywhere victrola and dog How civilizedI 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