Figure of a Cat
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Hard-paste porcelain
DATES
ca. 1890
MARKINGS
crossed swords in underglaze blue on base
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
81.53.4
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Dr. Grace McLean Abbate
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Figure of a cat, hard-paste porcelain; crouched on all fours; white painted body with hatched orange and gray spots, black eyes, orange ears and nose.
Condition: Fair, paws painted black at tips to cover chips; ears repaired; glaze discolored around hind legs.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, founded 1710). Figure of a Cat, ca. 1890. Hard-paste porcelain, 3 x 6 x 3 in. (7.6 x 15.2 x 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Dr. Grace McLean Abbate, 81.53.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 81.53.4_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 81.53.4_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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