Purrquoise Cat Enamel Magnet BTS kids ISBN 978-1-60606-467-2

ISBN 978-1-60606-467-2

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Mountain Living

organized by the Getty Conservation Institute and the Institut National du Patrimoine (INP) of Tunisia and held in 2005 in Hammamet

- Materials: Brass

Purrquoise Cat Enamel Magnet BTS kids ISBN 978-1-60606-467-2The sculpture reproduction of a cat, fondly known as Purrquoise, that inspired this keychain is made of Chinese porcelain. Glazed in a luminous turquoise, a hole on the lower part of the spine suggests that the cat originally served as an incense burner. Created for export to Europe, the cat was adorned in mid eighteenth century France with eyes in enameled glass and mounted on a gilt bronze stool with a richly ornamented cushion. These transformed