Purrquoise Cotton Bandana hares Furlotti fundamentally changes the way

Furlotti fundamentally changes the way we will study the history of Renaissance collecting

James Spencer

each piece celebrates the elegance and artistry of Mycenaean culture

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about 490 BCEClose to the Painter of the Dancing Satyrs (Etruscan

Purrquoise Cotton Bandana hares Furlotti fundamentally changes the wayThe sculpture reproduction of a cat, fondly known as Purrquoise, that inspired this cotton bandana 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