Cat and Mouse in (or on?) Cage, Wonderful Antique Hand-dyed Wool Needlepoint Tapestry, Mounted to Stretcher fisherman In one side window

In one side window

11 3/8" x 7" x 5 1/2"

ready to rise on his toes and spring to life as a ballet dancer

too--on this hand-painted clown

Just looking at this makes me want to become the kind of person who has all my nails and screws (and tubes of super glue)

Cat and Mouse in (or on?) Cage, Wonderful Antique Hand-dyed Wool Needlepoint Tapestry, Mounted to Stretcher fisherman In one side windowThe 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