Victorian (1880s) Needlepoint Cat Over Wood Panel with Dated Newspaper on Reverse (Framed as Found, No Glass)i four door chest and beautifully tethered and preserved

and beautifully tethered and preserved

Each measures 15" t x 2 3/16 wide

and from what I've found online

with a nail I assume used to make the holes and burnt match sticks cut for the pegs

and also the sideward cast of his brown eyes

Victorian (1880s) Needlepoint Cat Over Wood Panel with Dated Newspaper on Reverse (Framed as Found, No Glass)i four door chest and beautifully tethered and preservedThis 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,