The Met Store Steinlen Cats Tea-for-One Set* Tableware

Artful gifts for the home inspired by The Met collection.

Enjoy a spot of tea with this all-in-one set for the cat enthusiast. The celebrated graphic artist Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (French, b. Switzerland, 1859–1923) was evidently fond of felines. He drew cats throughout his long career with unvarying grace and skill—his models were the habitués of Parisian rooftops, streets, cemeteries, and garbage bins around the Montmartre neighborhood where he resided. Their antics are illustrated in the artist’s famous book Cats: Pictures without Words (1898), a copy of which is in The Met’s Drawings and Prints collection.