tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post1530162946653565053..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: A Porcelain Cat with an Unexpected Purpose, c 1830-50Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-40690438718984359832012-02-10T18:26:01.392-05:002012-02-10T18:26:01.392-05:00It would appear that the purpose of the object is ...It would appear that the purpose of the object is hinted at by the color of the cat's eyes.buckndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748991555867283906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-68980686046504757142012-02-09T16:35:20.328-05:002012-02-09T16:35:20.328-05:00Thanks so much for the link, Jo! I also shared yo...Thanks so much for the link, Jo! I also shared your link with Winterthur - they were delighted to see their cat has a long-distance brother. If you find any more, I'd love to see them...:)Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-70676813753487418212012-02-09T10:23:28.305-05:002012-02-09T10:23:28.305-05:00http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/...http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/730586<br /><br />Hope that works! <br /><br />There may be more, I was only searching the South West of England on our internal system but will have a go at it Nationally if I get a minute. <br /><br />Jo Cairns,<br />Collections Engagement Officer, National TrustAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-52106209202282949322012-02-08T14:00:32.652-05:002012-02-08T14:00:32.652-05:00*gulp* Hmm today's dose of history is quite.. ...*gulp* Hmm today's dose of history is quite.. unpalatable... poor kitty! ;)textilehistorIEhttp://irishhistoricaltextiles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-56044284239110274392012-02-08T07:33:23.736-05:002012-02-08T07:33:23.736-05:00Anonymous, the National Trust site is fabulous - I...Anonymous, the National Trust site is fabulous - I've been roaming through it ever since it went live. However, my search didn't turn up the Stourhead cat. Could you please, please post a direct link? The Winterthur cat had spent all its days in the donor's same Delaware family, so would be interesting to compare with one from the UK. Thank you!<br /><br />Rebecca, perhaps your discrete bathroom cat is part of a longer tradition than your realized. :)Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-72491751356934807712012-02-08T06:45:52.159-05:002012-02-08T06:45:52.159-05:00Actually I've just done a search and discovere...Actually I've just done a search and discovered we have a very similar cat urinal at Stourhead, one of our properties in the South West of England. Record number: 730586Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-69299828226810907712012-02-08T06:39:26.777-05:002012-02-08T06:39:26.777-05:00For info - to find more fascinating items you migh...For info - to find more fascinating items you might want to check out the new National Trust Collections Website. The National Trust in the UK have just put their entire collections online for the public to access. We have lots of crazy urinals and other quirky objects...please check it out at www.nationaltrustcollections.org.ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-9751491382860913982012-02-08T00:32:05.132-05:002012-02-08T00:32:05.132-05:00Oh, that just doesn't seem possible that such ...Oh, that just doesn't seem possible that such a nice little kitty cat could be a rather odd item for a Man. <br />Well, none the less.<br />I have a pretty little modern chinese made china cat that is a basin type box that I use to use in the bathroom to hold female items but has since been holding bath beads for several years. This piece kind of reminds me of my piece in a wierd way. Thank goodness for the modern facility porcelain item.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com