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Cat and kitten Figure
This is a figure. It is dated late 19th–early 20th century and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is cast and painted brass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
While little is known about this figurine, it may represent the anthropomorphizing of animals common in the Victorian era, which depicted animals as mannered beings that followed social and moral codes. Composed of what is presumed to be a mother cat disciplining her child, the figurine evokes the adage "Spare the rod and spoil the child."
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Cat Memes of Antiquity.
This object was
donated by
Unknown.
It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- Cat Figure
- bronze, painted.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1949-49-41
- Cat Figure
- glass.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1967-45-182
- Cat Figure, 1904
- stoneware.
- Gift of J. Lionberger Davis.
- 1968-1-15
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
- cat Miniature
- porcelain, painted.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1949-49-14
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 6.8 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm (2 11/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.)
Cite this object as
Cat and kitten Figure; probably Austria; cast and painted brass; H x W x D: 6.8 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm (2 11/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.); Gift of Anonymous Donor; 1949-49-35
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions The Virtue in Vice and IDEO Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection.
