An unmounted tintype of a cat seated on a wooden box before a painted balustrade and trailing foliage.
A cat sits upright on a broad wooden box, its front paws together and its head turned toward the right of the image. Its pointed ears and pale paws stand out against its darker body.
The painted studio backdrop depicts a balustrade receding diagonally behind the animal, with foliage descending along the left. The plain wooden support fills much of the foreground, its exposed framing contrasting with the painted architecture.
The photograph is an unmounted tintype with a dark, unmarked reverse. No legible caption, inscription, or photographer’s mark appears on either side. The photographer, location, and date remain unidentified.
- Medium
- Tintype
- Dimensions
- 2.4 × 3.69 in (61.0 × 93.9 mm)
- Condition
- Noticeable surface scratching and rubbing, with scattered coating losses concentrated along the right and lower edges. The upper margin is discolored and visibly bent. Reverse scuffed and mottled; plate otherwise intact, with the cat and setting readily legible.
- Catalogue no.
- MTIN2019
