CH Brannam (1855 - 1937) "A Quizzical Cat"

Another Great British Cat. This one was made around 1900 at CH Brannam's Devon pottery by James Dewdney. The monocled cat is modelled in the local red clay found near Barnstable and was made for the new discerning  tourists who began to visit the Romantic coast of North Devon in ever increasing numbers.Of great charm and humour it would have been an appealing memento of their visit returning to London or one of the rich, industrial cities of the Midlands or the North of England.

However these cats at over 12" in height and weighing in at nearly 4 lb were a very expensive souvenir. The "country" pottery was sold at Liberty of London, shown at international exhibitions and patronised by Queen Victoria - she was, in fact, "very amused".

For another great, witty example of the C H Brannam Pottery use the blog archive on your left and go to the entry for 15 June 2012.

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