Antique Round Braided Silk Tabletop Mat - One of Two early Zanesville vase as if it were glimpsed

as if it were glimpsed from a moving train

but it would also be great as a caddy for art supplies

reddish stained turned wooden handle features a hole near the end for easy hanging

but there is no iron weight on its underside

blue on cream cream stock

Antique Round Braided Silk Tabletop Mat - One of Two early Zanesville vase as if it were glimpsedI've become such a fan of these old braided mats, and look at a lot of them before landing on ones I really like. This and one other I am listing I found together and assume were made by the same person, who I think had a very good eye for color and pattern. Good on the table under the coffee pot or tea pot or dishes or candlesticks or whatever. 14 1 8" in diameter and in good antique condition on both side, definitely used and a bit faded, but lovely.