Les Anamorphoses (Anamorphosis), Puss in Boots
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1865
name: label: Designer
content: Walter Frères, Paris, France
label: Publisher
content: Jullien, Paris, France
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: On cream ground, a curving and distorted representation of a cat wearing gray boots, likely the character of Puss in Boots. He holds a red and gray feathered hat in his right hand, carries a red bag, and wears a blue cape with yellow trim. Some indication of grass below his feet. At bottom center, a pink circle with a concentric black circle outlined within, indicating the placement of the cylindrical mirror for viewing. Rectangular framing line.
place: label: made in
content: Paris, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of Norvin Hewitt Green
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1958-85-1-7
objectType: label: Type
content: toys & games
label: Object Name
content: Optical toy
label: Type
content: Optical toy
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Hand-colored lithograph on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 16.4 × 20.1 cm (6 7/16 × 7 15/16 in.)