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Robert Greville Gayer-Anderson's own copy of the original 'Gayer-Anderson Cat', which is held by the British Museum.

Little Hall Lavenham

Sudbury

Title

The Gayer-Anderson Cat

Date

1930–1940

Medium

bronze, slate & wood

Measurements

H 34 x W 26 x D 13 cm

Accession number

LAVLH : 9

Acquisition method

from Gayer-Anderson bequest to Surrey County Council (1960) through its transfer to the Suffolk Building Preservation Trust, 1975

Work type

Statue

Inscription description

written on a plaque at the front of the plinth: THIS IS A FACSIMILE OF / "THE GAYER-ANDERSON CAT" / PRESENTED BY / R.G. JOHN GAYER-ANDERSON PASHA / AND MARY STOUT / TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM IN 1939

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