Small Silk Needlework Picture of a Girl Teasing a Cat with a Mouse

Description:

Small Silk Needlework Picture of a Girl Teasing a Cat with a Mouse, probably America, c. 1810, stitched with silk and wool threads, and watercolor paint on a silk ground, the eye of the cat represented by a glass bead, (toning and foxing),7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in., in original molded giltwood frame with beaded border.

Estimate $250-350

Light toning at center, background scattered with several foxmarks.

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