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Cat
Dresden Manufactory
This Dresden cat figure may have belonged to James Roosevelt's first wife, Rebecca Howland Roosevelt. It remained in the "Big House" at Hyde Park for years. Eleanor's fondness for it became evident when she took the figure to her New York City apartment following FDR's death.
Hard paste porcelain. H 20, L 30.6 cm.
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historical Site, HOFR 378

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