Sweet Old Knit Sock Doll Kitty with Leather Booties antique schoolgirl 6" tall x 6" wide

6" tall x 6" wide with handle

It thus felt rather serendipitous to find this Skansen souvenir (“minne

and what appears to be a chipped-off edge in the round "floor" on which the water tank sits

but what a pair to cheer up the kitchen and the table

Wilhelmine (Queen of the Netherlands)

Sweet Old Knit Sock Doll Kitty with Leather Booties antique schoolgirl 6" tall x 6" wideThis sweet kitty seems to me at the opposite end of the spectrum than the more common sock monkey positively refined! And quite a curious cat expression its maker captured, too, with pursed mouth, great red whiskers, and black beads for eyes outlined with black stitches. My favorite thing, though, are the buttery soft leather booties, stitched up the front with red thread, like laces. Red thread was used to detail the paws, too (with the ends, as with