Great Old Confetti Mat on Unusual Crocheted Structure antique party game with small loss to upper

with small loss to upper right corner of glass and some paint loss as evident

and measures 6 1/2" long by 3 3/8 inches wide and deep

I've found an exact match of this piece online priced pretty dearly (date also unknown)  but am pricing this one low as I'm just not certain of its origins and really just want it to be loved and worn

Our young illustrator turned to pencil for the terror-ridden parts of the story

and its treatment looks to me to include freehand painting

Great Old Confetti Mat on Unusual Crocheted Structure antique party game with small loss to upperFor me it's as much about the back as the front on this old "confetti" shag table mat I'm not a connoisseur, but I've not seen one constructed like this before, with the colorful strips of fabric, mostly silk it appears, pulled through a knit crocheted structure. Very lovely, and making it especially good for hanging, which is what I would do (I'd just stitch a loop of thread to either corner and hang directly on the wall from two pins or small nails