Most Wonderful 19th C. Miniature Penny Rug/Candle Mat with Hearts Everywhere antique glove Gichner offered his company’s services

Gichner offered his company’s services to the war effort

) shop I thought it pretty brilliant

6 1/4" wide

Total weight of the pair is about 10 pounds

Its owner had quite a collection of interesting artworks and objects from around the world (to say nothing of his extraordinary collection of books

Most Wonderful 19th C. Miniature Penny Rug/Candle Mat with Hearts Everywhere antique glove Gichner offered his company’s servicesI purchased this one at an antiques show in Maine from a dealer who had had it in her personal collection for many years, brining it out for the first time, I think just for me! It came as no surprise to me to learn that her field of greatest focus and expertise has been early pen wipes; if there were ever a candle mat that felt very close kin to a precious early pen wipe, I think this would be it. And if there were ever a thing constructed in the