Rare, Curious Victorian Parts of a Cat Card Game - 51 Cards signed Clare Leighton print head slightly turned and arms

head slightly turned and arms positioned at the top of voluminous skirt

--in color

it's ready to loop over a nail or hook on the wall

Andersen Design was established in 1952 on Southport Island

an eagle I think

Rare, Curious Victorian Parts of a Cat Card Game - 51 Cards signed Clare Leighton print head slightly turned and armsWonderfully strange! I have searched and searched and found no others like these out there, which I am sure are Victorian era, and I might think fairly early at that. I have to think these were part of a card game, perhaps a bit like rummy, where one would draw and discard, seeking to amass a complete cat! A few lucky cards combine two parts head + tail, or a pair of front or hind paws rather than just one and there are a couple of blank ones too.