Cat and Mouse in (or on?) Cage, Wonderful Antique Hand-dyed Wool Needlepoint Tapestry, Mounted to Stretcher vintage faux cake Wear to the box but

Wear to the box but it's still holding together fine

7 1/16" x 7 1/16"

and believe the hearts and variety decorative materials were provided (embroidered patches

finger pointing ahead

Cat and Mouse in (or on?) Cage, Wonderful Antique Hand-dyed Wool Needlepoint Tapestry, Mounted to Stretcher vintage faux cake Wear to the box butThe soft palette on this hand dyed wood needlepoint tapestry really does it for me, reminding me a lot of early Grenfell Mission hooked rugs but of course it is the cat and mouse and cage that charmed the socks of me! A bit hard to tell whether that mouse is trapped in the cage or climbing up the side as if on a jungle gym, which makes me glad! (The cat though certainly looks to me to have a sort of quietly, keenly watching while waiting to pounce