Sweet Old Knit Sock Doll Kitty with Leather Booties antique schoolgirl Wilhelmine (Queen of the Netherlands)

Wilhelmine (Queen of the Netherlands)

These are joined together by a woven seam

6" tall x 6" wide with handle

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

I love the amount of information they capture

Sweet Old Knit Sock Doll Kitty with Leather Booties antique schoolgirl Wilhelmine (Queen of the Netherlands)This 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