Very Sweet Old Quilted Cat Pot Holder with Hand-drawn Face and Bow painted wooden bird viewed in candlelight or gaslight

viewed in candlelight or gaslight as they would have been

5" tall handle to top

each different but all with sparking eyes staring straight ahead

published by Rufus Merrill

12 pages of pressed flowers

Very Sweet Old Quilted Cat Pot Holder with Hand-drawn Face and Bow painted wooden bird viewed in candlelight or gaslightLove at first sight with this kitty great fabric, great hand drawn face and bow and front paws (I've seem ink stamped examples of these but this appears hand drawn in black ink, surely washed more than a few times since, such that it has softened in a perfect way) and looks to me as the quilting in white cotton thread was stitched by hand. Charmer. 8 3 8" tall n a hanging loop x 5 3 4" w. Good condition, with a little fraying to the hanging loop and