Smush Faced Old Concrete Cat alebrijes armadillo On the reverse it is

On the reverse it is both strung to wear and wired to hang

Late 18th or very early 19th century I believe

and the hand-painted

and that it dates to the 1880s or so

Perhaps it was once part of a tablecloth decoration

Smush Faced Old Concrete Cat alebrijes armadillo On the reverse it isIts the smushed face that sold me on this cast concrete kitten, as if the mold had been used a thousand times before it got to casting this one, and then it lived out in the garden for many years to come, further eroding. Great bleed on the red too. Highly empathic and true feeling. 6 1 2" t x 3 1 16" w x 4 1 16" d. Plenty aged and worn, all to the good, heavy and sturdy and sound.