This is an stylized copper mold representing a cat’s head. The surface is a dark brown which is shiny and smooth. Protruding from the upper side of the mold are two indented, half-discs depicting rounded and wide set ears. Above the eyes are folded and creased sections arching upward from the top of the nose, giving the eyes a heavily hooded appearance. These arched folds continue at the upper outside of the eyes and end beside the nose and muzzle area. The wide nose has visible nostrils with a single deep line that transverses the end of the nose. There are multiple rows of small indented circles on the whisker pads just beneath the nose. Five long vertical grooved lines are directly below the nose on the chin.
Unknown
Mold: Cat Head,
19th century
Copper
,
12.7 x 10.8 x 7.9 cm (5 x 4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Object details
Accession number
M30n27
Primary Creator
Unknown
Full title
Mold: Cat Head
Creation Date
19th century
Provenance
Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Antonio Carrer, Venice for 28 lire on 25 September 1897.
Dimensions
12.7 x 10.8 x 7.9 cm (5 x 4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Display Media
Copper
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Gothic Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 276.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.