This 21 inch Photo Frame Stocking will hold a 4½ x 4½ photo. The dark red felt cuff has the words “HOLIDAY QUEEN” embroidered in white and two gray felt cat paws. The body of the stocking is medium forest green with green and white striped trim around the edges. The center of the stocking has a butter scotch tabby wearing a red and white Santa hat and dark harlequin green bow tie. She is holding a heart shaped, red felt picture frame embroidered with white daises, with small yellow bead centers and green leaves. The toe of the stocking is Christmas red with a gray and white felt fish appliqué. Select this link to view our Christmas Stockings.
What is a Tabby Cat?
A tabby is a cat with a coat that has stripes, dots, or swirling patterns. Tabbies are often assumed to be a breed of cat when, in fact, the tabby pattern is a naturally occurring feature. Tabby coloration is found in many breeds of cat, as well as among the general population. When cats are allowed to breed randomly, their coloration tends to be brown with green eyes. Tabbies usually have an " M " mark on their forehead. Select this link to view our Christmas Tree Skirt.
The word comes from French ‘tabis’. The initial origin of the word seems to be from the Attabiyah section of Baghdad where a type of striped silk was made that was later used to describe cats. Select this link to view our Christmas Stocking Holders.
“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” Poem History
Clement Clarke Moore, a professor of Greek and Oriental Literature at the Episcopal General Theological Seminary in New York City, wrote “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” also called “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” for his son Robert in 1822. Robert liked to ride his pony, Lightening, in the woods and one day, he and his pony took a spill. Since his pony had broken 2 legs, they shot it. Robert loved his pony so much, so he did not try to get well, and each day he called pitifully for Lightening. His father had been working on a dictionary before the accident and thought if only he could write a Christmas story that would interest his son. He had written many books for college students, but never a children’s book. He finished writing “Twas the Night Before Christmas” on Christmas eve. As he started to read, a few lines at a time, Robert responded with a tiny smile and by the time he was through reading the Christmas poem, he said, “Read it again.” Again his father read the story of a visit from St. Nicholas. This time when Moore finished reading the holiday poem, Robert asked if their tree was up. When his father said it was, Robert asked to see it. Moore’s holiday poem is now a classic American Christmas story. Despite the reason he wrote it, Moore was a private person and was embarrassed by the popularity of his Christmas poem. The Sentinel, the Troy, New York newspaper, published “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” in 1823, but Moore did not acknowledge writing the Christmas story until 1837 when he published the holiday poem in a book under his name. In 1863, the cartoonist Thomas Nast created images of the Christmas story. We associate these images with the Christmas story even today. Clement C. Moore spoke modestly of his Christmas poem but it is a special present to us all. Select this link to view our Cat Santa Hats.