Fancy Antique Hand-stitched Wreath-Like Mat with Velvet Center camel (Clearly he's built for scissors

(Clearly he's built for scissors a bit smaller than the large ones I photographed him with

practically

along with a list of all the colors

containing 48 pages of drawings (filling entire pages)

I purchased this--these--from a dealer based in Pennsylvania

Fancy Antique Hand-stitched Wreath-Like Mat with Velvet Center camel (Clearly he's built for scissorsI 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