Antique Amish Plushwork Mat with Needlepoint Center in Ultra Radiant Palette 18th century pottery Most pages filled on one

Most pages filled on one side only

2 1/4" tall and deep

with a black lacquered finish and gold edging

more rustic whimsy I just listed that was the first I'd seen with interlocking movable parts

done for a course at MIT c

Antique Amish Plushwork Mat with Needlepoint Center in Ultra Radiant Palette 18th century pottery Most pages filled on oneThis sort of tufted wool embroidery is typically described as Amish "plushwork," or Pennsylvania Dutch "stumpwork", and is most often made wrapping stitching wool yarn over a template, then cutting the ends of the wool evenly to create a chenille type effect. I've not seen an example incorporating needlepoint before though, which made this one especially interesting to me though first and foremost it is all about that color! This square mat is an old