The word “tabby” originally referred to a type of silk fabric
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Before it described a cat’s coat, “tabby” was the name of a patterned silk fabric. The word eventually came to describe cats whose markings resembled the fabric’s stripes and swirls. A little textile history hiding in your cat’s fur!
The Aristocats was the first Disney movie to feature cats
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Cats were stealing scenes long before The Aristocats (1970)! Figaro appeared in Pinocchio (1940), Lucifer in Cinderella (1950) and the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland (1951). In The Aristocats, a mother cat and her three kittens take center stage.
The Egyptian goddess Bastet was depicted as a woman with a cat’s head
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A feline face with divine status! Bastet was originally depicted as a lioness, but later also appeared as a domestic cat or a woman with a cat’s head. She was associated with protection and fertility.
Andy Warhol once created an entire art book dedicated to cats
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Warhol’s 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy features colorful cat illustrations, with lettering by his mother, Julia Warhola. Despite its title, the book contains 17 cat illustrations. And “Name” isn’t our typo: his mother left out the “d,” and Warhol kept it!
In Japan, a waving cat is a symbol of saying goodbye
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That raised paw is inviting good things in! The maneki-neko, or beckoning cat, is a symbol of good fortune. A raised right paw is traditionally said to attract wealth, while a raised left paw welcomes people or customers. So this cat is beckoning, not waving goodbye!
