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Description
26" (66 cm.) A lavishly-covered white fur over paper-mache cat is posed in human-like stance,with loosely hinged neck,green glass eyes,hinged jaw,painted teeth,upright ears,long paws,the legs enclosed in black paper-mache boots,wearing red-lined blue cape and carrying wooden sword.Movements: the head nods to and fro,and the mouth opens and closes.Attributed to Roullet & Decamps,circa 1900. Several other models in this larger size were offered by the firm from their menagerie collection; in addition to this Puss in Boots model,several standing people monkeys with drums were created,and in each instance,the animal's standing pose was supported by his very long wire-armature tail. The animals were advertised with or without music.