Antique Roundish Hooked Wool Roses on Linen carved oak he filed a patent application

he filed a patent application for a "Walking Toy

with a plate hanger on its back

This one makes me happy on a whole bunch of levels

valued just for its charm

Antique Roundish Hooked Wool Roses on Linen carved oak he filed a patent applicationI like the backside of this about as much as I do the front, and also like it in its presumably unfinished state a table mat I'd guess that never became quite round. I might just pin it straight to the wall from the top corners of the linen, feeling very much like a tactile painting to me. 17 1 4" x 14 7 8" and in very good condition, with a bit of staining to the linen and evident, which to me just adds to a sense of its age and aura. Late 19th c. I