Victorian (1880s) Needlepoint Cat Over Wood Panel with Dated Newspaper on Reverse (Framed as Found, No Glass)i collectible with a small dark spot

with a small dark spot on one side of the lid and a small water stain at the base of one side and onto the bottom

I love the tapering from forehead to chin

I'm always delighted by the humor of those Brits in the early 1800s--this Georgian snuff box immediately made me think of a Sunderland  transferware chamber pot I once had of the same period

We'll laugh & P-ss & then to bed"

this blushing girl in her fabulous striped dress (with little blue shoe peeking out) bent forward and looking quite contemplative

Victorian (1880s) Needlepoint Cat Over Wood Panel with Dated Newspaper on Reverse (Framed as Found, No Glass)i collectible with a small dark spotThis one was sent to me by a follower, who thought it might be one I'd like, and indeed this kitty is right up my alley! At about 140 years old, seems to me like one wise cat, stationed forever on its gray and red patterned mat, eyes cast downward, while the world has swirled wildly around it. With a sweet and calming presence. Framed as found, where it appears always to have lived: 11 3 8" x 10 1 4". Sight: 7 3 4" x 6 3 4". No glass, and the frame,