Great Old Confetti Mat on Unusual Crocheted Structure fancy micmac basket Late 19th century or so

Late 19th century or so I would guess

Relative to producing shot

with screws at three different points for precisely adjusting the height and angle of the lens

(based on what the seller told me

Some loss to the border around the lip and scalloped line just below it and one rim chip on the back side

Great Old Confetti Mat on Unusual Crocheted Structure fancy micmac basket Late 19th century or soFor me it's as much about the back as the front on this old "confetti" shag table mat I'm not a connoisseur, but I've not seen one constructed like this before, with the colorful strips of fabric, mostly silk it appears, pulled through a knit crocheted structure. Very lovely, and making it especially good for hanging, which is what I would do (I'd just stitch a loop of thread to either corner and hang directly on the wall from two pins or small nails