Cats terrorizing human items isn’t a new thing, nor is the Internet the only place where it is photographically documented. Molly, a.k.a. @CatsOfYore, a historian, shared a thread of various ancient art from various eras of human history, and you will see just how notaries cats have always been.
Mooly states in her Twitter bio that she loves feline art, photography, and history. These three definitely intersect in the thread she created.
Here is a thread of cats destroying our stuff throughout history, because they've always done it and they always will and for some reason we will keep loving them for it.
Two Young Women Wrapped in Yukata After a Bath. Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1796. https://t.co/TFnHLG7ohj pic.twitter.com/2Tbl8aHnNj
— Cats of Yore (@CatsOfYore) August 15, 2022
Cat wreaks havoc on a weaver’s supplies
Mischief, 1858. https://t.co/NTXnqKsS5E pic.twitter.com/SdFI7MLxkA
— Cats of Yore (@CatsOfYore) August 15, 2022
Did calligraphy for hours? Cat doesn’t care
Witness my Act and Deed, 1883. https://t.co/wljrWd51Te pic.twitter.com/Eo3FRtjnc9
— Cats of Yore (@CatsOfYore) August 15, 2022
This butterfly painting was so good that the painter’s cat rushed toward it
"The daughter of Dainagon Yukinari at a desk, a cat has knocked over her equipment to spring at her painting of a butterfly." Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1842. https://t.co/WHVVMF0BOH pic.twitter.com/ACUg0xhAow
— Cats of Yore (@CatsOfYore) August 15, 2022
These cats had taken interest in that day’s harvest from the once-clean oceans
Two Young Cats Playing With A Basket of Crawfish, Julius Adams II (1852-1913). https://t.co/NCNcd2l4HC pic.twitter.com/Z07gPsEssd
— Cats of Yore (@CatsOfYore) August 15, 2022
Cats take interest in their owner’s dress
Another vicious fabric attack. Woman and two cats. Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1854. https://t.co/Xcgo4r70fQ pic.twitter.com/WuADjuk24C
— Cats of Yore (@CatsOfYore) August 15, 2022
And of course, the classic broken vase, which modern owners also experience often
The Broken Vase. Ludwig Strimpl, 1913. https://t.co/qElswNHouH pic.twitter.com/ISRBnzjR5N
— Cats of Yore (@CatsOfYore) August 15, 2022
What we learned is that cats have always been, and will always be, the troublemakers that they are, especially if you’re working.
