Great Old Confetti Mat on Unusual Crocheted Structure antique party game in fact the mat is

in fact the mat is very recently cut and in pristine condition

There is a good amount of scratching to the surface and a little roughness around a few edges as pictured--signifiying that this is a tool meant to be used

10 3/4" t x 13 3/4" w x 1 1/8" deepest

I think of the people living in that house hearing the horn blaring and feeling the house shake every time the train passes

or in some cases instructions for how to create an illusion according to the diagram on the face of the card

Great Old Confetti Mat on Unusual Crocheted Structure antique party game in fact the mat isFor 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