The Uninvited Guest
Drawing
ca.1920 (made)
ca.1920 (made)
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Drawing showing a tabby cat, with black and yellow stripes, watching a mouse about to take a lump of sugar. The cat is sitting behind a vase.
Object details
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| Title | The Uninvited Guest (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | India ink and watercolour |
| Brief description | 'The Uninvited Guest'. Drawing by Louis Wain for an illustration or a design for a picture postcard, showing a tabby cat watching a mouse about to take a lump of sugar. Produced for Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., ca.1920. |
| Physical description | Drawing showing a tabby cat, with black and yellow stripes, watching a mouse about to take a lump of sugar. The cat is sitting behind a vase. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.22-1962 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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