Antique Hand-colored Lithograph of Woman and Cat with Bird, c. 1840s-50s frame tobacco silk looks terrific

looks terrific

and legs that sway from side to side

Lignum vitae is a gorgeous and rather miraculous very hard wood

Such a fantastic box

Antique Hand-colored Lithograph of Woman and Cat with Bird, c. 1840s-50s frame tobacco silk looks terrificBad kitty! I believe this very charming antique hand colored lithograph dates to the 1840s or so, but the naughty birding cat is pretty timeless, wonderfully rendered here with yellow winged bird upside down in its mouth and I think that is a tear in the eye of our girl as she scolds it! In an old black painted wood frame, papered on the back and wired for hanging. Framed size: 8" x 5 7 8" x 3 4". Visible image: 6 1 2" x 4 3 8". A couple of chips to