Black Cat | Trivet | Ceramic
She sits framed in stained-glass colour, green-eyed and entirely composed, surrounded by peonies in full bloom. Ask around the world and you'll get two very different answers about what a black cat actually means. In Ancient Egypt she was sacred, closely tied to Bastet, protector of the home. Sailors in Britain and Ireland once kept black cats aboard ship specifically for luck, convinced they brought calmer seas and safer voyages, and in Scotland, a black cat appearing on the doorstep was taken as a sign that good fortune was close behind. In Japan she appears as the maneki-neko, the beckoning cat, believed to draw in good fortune — and, for the hopeful, a little luck in love too. It was really only in parts of Western Europe that she picked up her more ominous reputation, cast as a witch's familiar and blamed for centuries of bad luck that was never truly hers to carry.
This trivet holds all of that history in one sleek, self-assured design — jewel-toned, richly detailed, and just as happy displayed on a shelf as doing the job it was made for. A little good fortune for the kitchen table, whichever version of the story you believe. Finished with a cork backing to protect surfaces beneath.
- Dimensions: 20 x 20cm. All measurements are approximate.
- Material: Ceramic with cork backing Disclaimer
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