Wonderful Earlier 19th Century Homespun Wool Petit Point Needlepoint Mat with Fluffed Border Naef toy "Keep your promise"

"Keep your promise"

just waiting for a portrait of a beloved--be it boy or bird or otherwise

this fabulous vintage milk jug would make a marvelous pitcher for the kitchen table

deeply carved hood open over one should

Wonderful Earlier 19th Century Homespun Wool Petit Point Needlepoint Mat with Fluffed Border Naef toy "Keep your promise"I've had one other 19th century needlepoint mat of a similar ilk to this one, with this same sort of fluffy edge; I think there may be a specific name for the type, but I don't know it! Earlyish 19th century New England I believe, hand dyed wool on handwoven linen cotton (one can glimpse it along the edge on reverse) finished with handwoven wool cloth backing, which shows a patch of loss but is stable. And that squirrel munching away on those berries