'Felix the Cat'
Furnishing Fabric
1924 (made)
1924 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton. With a tan coloured background showing a repeating design of 'Felix the cat'. Felix is shown smiling broadly and in a characteristic pose with his hands on his hips and his heels together. The cat is printed in black with white eyes and mouth, and a white outline around the figure. There are four repeats in this sample, of which two are incomplete.
Object details
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| Title | 'Felix the Cat' (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen-printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Felix the Cat' of screen-printed cotton, made by Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1924 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton. With a tan coloured background showing a repeating design of 'Felix the cat'. Felix is shown smiling broadly and in a characteristic pose with his hands on his hips and his heels together. The cat is printed in black with white eyes and mouth, and a white outline around the figure. There are four repeats in this sample, of which two are incomplete. |
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| Object history | Registered File number 1985/2331. Felix was a cartoon character invented by Pat Sullivan, an American illustrator. Originally drawn as part of a comic strip, he became the subject of the first moving picture cartoon in 1921. |
| Production | Registered Manchester April 28th, 1924. |
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| Accession number | T.496-1985 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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