Black cats are as much a part of Halloween as ghosts, goblins, and Linnea Quigley, and yesterday I added another one to my collection of midcentury ceramics. Just a little over 5 1/2 inches tall, this hand painted 50's feline from Japan, known as a Shafford Black Cat, was originally some type of oil or vinegar decanter, just remove the cute lil head and check out the cool cork inside the neck. Mine is painted with quite the sour puss expression on her face compared to others I've seen online, and speaking of, man oh man, --what a wild variety of black cats these Shaffordians produced! Figurines, mugs, ashtrays, utensils, tea pots, etc... dig into Google for more!
This brought up some vague memory of something. Can't place it, but I wonder if my grandmother had one. Cool post!
ReplyDeleteTotally great. Be a perfect bottle for a genie.
ReplyDeleteHe's actually adorable. If he could talk, I'm positive that he would sound just like Katz from "Courage the Cowardly Dog".
ReplyDeleteNot much to add here, just a really pretty bottle! I'm going to consider this pseudo-PEZ!
ReplyDeleteThere was actually two of these for sale, but the other one wasn't painted so great so I passed on it... I do plan to pick up a few more of these guys though, some of them online are too great to deny! I'll definitely post more pix if / when I acquire more. Thanks for the comments :)
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wow that's so awesome!!! i'll have to look for a teapot!
ReplyDeleteyes, the tea pot sets are especially pawesome!
ReplyDeleteOMG! Flashback initiated! My Mom had those, and I'd totally forgotten about them. Man, I wonder if they're still in her house somewhere. Guess that's another thing to add to my list of things to look for after she's gone.
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