Louis Wain Fact #30:
While there is no definitive map of Catland, various maps shown give locations such as Catsupshire, Manx Island, Cow Corner, Tabbyshire, Rat Land, Cats'meat Haven, Persian Land, Beetleshire, Dog Corner, Tiger Land, Lion Desert, Elephant Bush, Parrot Forests, Cheese Country, Meow Land, Catnip Land, Beetle Fields, Mouse Corner, and Kittenland,
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The Eight 'Kaleidoscope' pictures on loan from the Bethlem Royal Hospital, catalogued by Patricia Allderidge.
General note: These pictures have been shown together in one amount for many years and were presumably arranged like this by Dr Maclay. Although it is known that he found 'some' pictures by Louis Wain in a shop in Camden Hill it is not certain how many of these were included, and nothing is known of their origin or when any of them were painted. The order in which they are seen here is entirely artificial.
107. PATTERN
Coloured pencil and paper
8 7/8" x 6 7/8"
It is debatable whether this pattern is based on a cat at all, though taken in sequence with the preceding one it seem to contain the same rudimentary shapes of ears and eyes.
(This image also appears in the book upside-down. Since there is no obvious discernible image such as a cat, it is up to the viewers interpretation which direction the image should be viewed in)