{"id":7052430,"date":"2026-08-31T07:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T07:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/a-cat-chat-5-cat-items-in-the-state-museum-collections\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T07:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T07:30:14","slug":"a-cat-chat-5-cat-items-in-the-state-museum-collections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7052430","title":{"rendered":"A Cat Chat: 5 Cat Items in the State Museum Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In February 2024, my colleague Lori Nohner, research historian, wrote &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.statemuseum.nd.gov\/dog-blog\">A Dog Blog: 5 Things Shaped Like Dogs in the State Museum Collections<\/a>.&#8221; I thought it was time to give the cats their due. Here are five feline-related items from the State Museum collections:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Cream pitcher with handle shaped like a cat<\/strong><br \/>Part of a collection of pitchers donated by North Dakota\u2019s first licensed female physician Dr. Fannie Dunn Quain, this pitcher was made in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s. It looks like the spotted cat might want a sip of the pitcher\u2019s contents. But first they want to make sure you are not looking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nbp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.statemuseum.nd.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/2026-02-09-Yearous-BlogImage1.jpg\" alt=\"A white cat-handled cream pitcher. The cat has black spots, and the top of the pitched is lined in black.\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;padding:5px 10px;\">1920s cat-handled cream pitcher. SHSND 1986.147.57<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Cat stuffed animal<\/strong><br \/>It is obvious that Marie Korth Wiik loved her kitty. The homemade, white flannel stuffed animal with shoe button eyes was gifted to her in 1912 around the time she was born. It was loved so much the cat is now bald. Its tail has been reattached, seams have been resewn, and stains reflect many years of being Marie\u2019s best friend. Considering how dirty and worn the tail is, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if she carried the toy by the tail most of the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nbp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.statemuseum.nd.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/2026-02-09-Yearous-BlogImage2.jpg\" alt=\"Cream colored stuffed toy cat\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;padding:5px 10px;\">Well-loved stuffed toy cat, 1912. SHSND 1990.201.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Kitten mittens<\/strong><br \/>No kitten would lose their mittens if they were wearing this fuzzy pair of kitten mittens. Juanita Weinrebe (and likely her little sister, Donna) kept warm with these cute kitten mittens while growing up in Minot. Each tail holds a safety pin, so the mitten could be attached to the child\u2019s coat and not lost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nbp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.statemuseum.nd.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/2026-02-09-Yearous-BlogImage3.jpg\" alt=\"White kitten mittens\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;padding:5px 10px;\">Cozy kitten mittens, circa 1915. SHSND 1993.33.196<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Cat-shaped hot water bottle<\/strong><br \/>Cuddling up with a cat is a great way to keep warm. If you don\u2019t have a real cat to cuddle, this cat-shaped Kuddle-Kitty hot water bottle made by Rexall Drug Company in the 1940s would be a distant second. Unfortunately, the rubber used for the hot water bottle is now hard and brittle making it less cuddly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nbp\" style=\"margin:0 auto;width:300px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.statemuseum.nd.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/2026-02-09-Yearous-BlogImage4.jpg\" alt=\"Tan Kuddle-Kitty hot water bottle\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:12px;margin-top:0;padding:5px 10px;text-align:center;\">Kuddle-Kitty hot water bottle, 1940s. SHSND 1990.277.15<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Black cat Halloween costume<\/strong><br \/>For centuries, people have thought that black cats were the source of bad luck, making them a great Halloween symbol. This Halloween costume was purchased in the 1960s from the Johnson Variety Store in McVille by the Odegaard family. I hope it was lucky for the child as they trick-or-treated\u2014at least it would have been a fun scare!<\/p>\n<p class=\"nbp\" style=\"margin:0 auto;width:300px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.statemuseum.nd.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/2026-02-09-Yearous-BlogImage5.jpg\" alt=\"A black cat Halloween costume\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:12px;margin-top:0;padding:5px 10px;text-align:center;\">Black cat Halloween costume, 1960s. SHSND 2018.49.6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In February 2024, my colleague Lori Nohner, research historian, wrote &#8220;A Dog Blog: 5 Things Shaped Like Dogs in the State Museum Collections.&#8221; I thought it was time to give the cats their due. Here are five feline-related items from the State Museum collections: 1. 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