Susan Pendleton's 1906 Gray Cat on Pink Cushion Needlepoint bone doll with additional colorful abstract forms

with additional colorful abstract forms

Aged as obvious but indestructible and not actively shedding rust or paint

turning it to show the frowning face on moody days by way of warning

making a quick 5 minute loop around the shop and grabbing it--not knowing what it was but thinking is was a fabulous

just brilliant

Susan Pendleton's 1906 Gray Cat on Pink Cushion Needlepoint bone doll with additional colorful abstract formsDeep love at first sight with this one for me this resting but watchful cat has the presence of a lion in wait, and reminds me in manner of the menagerie of animals scattered around Medieval tapestries. And then hand written on the backside: "Susan Pendleton Given to Olive 1906 on a Tuesday." ! 11 1 4" x 8 3 4" framed, as found. Good condition, with not a missing stitch that I can see. There is a little minor rippling of the needlepoint overall, not