Shaker Type Handmade Confetti Rag Tablemat formal study with birds of many colors

with birds of many colors in flight

7" t x 4" w x approx 4" d

including several layers of skirt

Turning the crank forces one loop of wire to press down on the carved handle attached to one figure

this one with a more dense and saturated concentration of elongated triangular forms

Shaker Type Handmade Confetti Rag Tablemat formal study with birds of many colorsFound in Maine, I don't believe this mat is antique, but I do believe it has a fair bit of age, and I find its confetti of colors very joyful. Made of cut and knotted strips of fabric, with hand stitching in navy black thread visible on the backside holding it together. Clean and bright and painterly, good at the center of the table or hung on the wall. 16 1 2" d and in excellent condition.