Die-Cut Antique Pumpkin Placemat

The pumpkin has ribs, a curl of stem, and the soft faded color of an old seed catalog page. The edge is die-cut, so the shape of the pumpkin is the shape of the placemat. No rectangle, no border, no fuss.

It does what a tablecloth does without the ironing. One under each plate and the table reads as autumn, even when dinner is soup eaten straight from the pot on a Tuesday.

Good for Thanksgiving, for the first genuinely cold night in October, for a kids' table that needs something to look at, for a dinner party where you want one deliberate beautiful thing instead of twelve competing ones.

Printed and die-cut by Hester & Cook. What shows in the photos is what arrives: the pumpkin outline, the antique-style illustration, flat printed color with nothing raised or glittered on top of it.

Set one down and the season is on the table.

Quick facts

• Material: Printed and die-cut to the pumpkin outline by Hester & Cook. Flat printed color, no embellishment. Paper stock and sheet count as listed on the packaging.
• Sizes: One size, cut to the shape of the pumpkin rather than a standard rectangle. See the photos for scale next to a dinner plate.
• Best for: Thanksgiving and harvest tables, casual fall dinners, a kids' table that needs something to look at, hosting when you want one strong decorative choice and nothing else
• Pairs well with: A plain white plate, taper candles, a pot of chai or spiced black tea from the shop