Great Old Confetti Mat on Unusual Crocheted Structure antique party game screaming as it does

screaming as it does

wonderfully painterly and sculptural both

and its treatment looks to me to include freehand painting

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

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

Great Old Confetti Mat on Unusual Crocheted Structure antique party game screaming as it doesFor 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