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Cat Bookend, One of Pair
Accession # 1994.156.4
Manufacturer Chase Brass & Copper Co., Inc.
Designer Walter von Nessen
Title Cat Bookend, One of Pair
Date 1930-1935
Medium Copper-plated alloy
Dimensions 7 3/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (18.7 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm)
Credit Line H. Randolph Lever Fund
Location Visible Storage: Case 17, Shelf K (Contemporary Design)
Description One of pair with 1994.156.5. Copper-plated copper alloy bookend in the form of an abstract startled cat standing on a rectangular base. The body/legs are made from a single piece of pipe about 3/4" in diameter bent into an inverted U-shape. A spherical head with large round eyes and two conical ears is affixed on the right side. The tail, joined to the body on the left side, is bent at a right angle away from the body, then points straight up. Underside of base covered with green felt.