Cat
- Object:
Puppet
- Place of origin:
Great Britain, UK (made)
- Date:
1981 (made)
1994 (altered) - Artist/Maker:
Frances Grant (sculptor)
Peter Grant (Also created bag and fish., costumier)
Mathew Grant (Woodwork and original props., sculptor) - Materials and Techniques:
Epoxy resin, pine, polyurethane foam, aluminium, paint, cotton, fake fur
- Credit Line:
Given by Peter and Frances Grant
- Museum number:
S.924-2011
- Gallery location:
In Storage
This marionette 'Cat', partner to 'Fox' in the comedy duo 'Fox and Cat', was one of twenty marionettes made by Peter and Frances Grant for their production of Pinocchio,adapted by them from Carlo Collodi's children's story The Adventures of Pinocchio for their touring company The Theatre of Marionettes. The Grants started their company in the 1960s and worked with it all over Britain and Europe.
The bodies of the marionettes were sculpted by Frances Grant from obeche, a tropical type of wood well-known for its lack of splinters or resin, while the faces, hands and feet were sculpted by her using epoxy resin. Peter Grant dressed all the figures, using a wide range of fabrics and techniques for their costumes and their props.
