Cat

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Cat
Date19th century
Made inPennsylvania, United States
MediumPlaster of Paris (chalkware) with paint
Dimensions5 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 2 7/16 in. (14.6 × 8.3 × 6.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.71.23
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionPlaster of Paris ornaments (sometimes called chalkware) like this cat were less expensive alternatives to ceramic figures.
Provenance[Reveille Antiques, Houston]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, May 6, 1963; given to MFAH, 1971.

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