Susan Pendleton's 1906 Gray Cat on Pink Cushion Needlepoint hand-drawn postcard with sculpted then hand-painted features

with sculpted then hand-painted features

4 5/8" at tallest

both just little gems of paintings

when harvested correctly

while I am sad for this Grandmother

Susan Pendleton's 1906 Gray Cat on Pink Cushion Needlepoint hand-drawn postcard with sculpted then hand-painted featuresDeep 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