"Cat" bookends (pair)
Walter von Nessen
(American, born in Germany, 1889–1943)
Chase Brass & Copper Company
(active 1929 to the present)
designed about 1933
Object PlaceWaterbury, Connecticut
Medium/TechniquePolished copper
DimensionsOverall (each): 18.4 x 11.4 x 7 cm (7 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1373.1-2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceJanuary 9, 2005 sold on eBay by "emdeco" of Portland, Oregon to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
