Cat
- Artist Culture
- Egyptian
- Period
- Late Period, 664–332 BC
- Date
- 664–332 BC
- Material
- Bronze
- Classification
- Metalwork, sculpture
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 313
- Dimensions
- 14 3/8 x 5 3/4 x 11 1/8 in. (36.5 x 14.6 x 28.3 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Contact Us
- Object Number
- 5:1938
Provenance
- 1913
G. Dattari, Alexandria, Egypt
1913 - 1920
Brummer Gallery, Inc., New York, NY, USA, purchased from G. Dattari [1]
Private Collection, New York, NY, purchased from Brummer Gallery, Inc. [2]
by 1937 - 1938
Brummer Gallery, Inc., New York, NY, purchased from private collector [3]
1938 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Brummer Gallery, Inc. [4]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is a letter from Joseph Brummer of Brummer Gallery, Inc. to Mr. LaBeaume, dated December 20, 1937 [SLAM document files].
[1] The cat was on exhibition in Cologne, Germany in 1914, where it was sequestered, then returned to Brummer in 1920.
[2] Shortly after the cat returned to Brummer, he sold it to a New York collector. This same collector then sold it back to Brummer by 1937.
[3] See note [2].
[4] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, March 3, 1938.
G. Dattari, Alexandria, Egypt
1913 - 1920
Brummer Gallery, Inc., New York, NY, USA, purchased from G. Dattari [1]
Private Collection, New York, NY, purchased from Brummer Gallery, Inc. [2]
by 1937 - 1938
Brummer Gallery, Inc., New York, NY, purchased from private collector [3]
1938 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Brummer Gallery, Inc. [4]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is a letter from Joseph Brummer of Brummer Gallery, Inc. to Mr. LaBeaume, dated December 20, 1937 [SLAM document files].
[1] The cat was on exhibition in Cologne, Germany in 1914, where it was sequestered, then returned to Brummer in 1920.
[2] Shortly after the cat returned to Brummer, he sold it to a New York collector. This same collector then sold it back to Brummer by 1937.
[3] See note [2].
[4] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, March 3, 1938.