Antique Amish Plushwork Mat with Needlepoint Center in Ultra Radiant Palette flying birds structurally sound condition

structurally sound condition

1900 or so I believe and think either Mexican or New Mexican—and she’s quite patriotic feeling now in her red white and blue

Harris who was a frame maker

the shortest 4 1/8" long

with a little scraping to the slate that does not at all detract

Antique Amish Plushwork Mat with Needlepoint Center in Ultra Radiant Palette flying birds structurally sound conditionThis 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