r/somethingimade • u/ilmagorosalfiore • 6h ago

[OC] I made an enamel pin based on this weird medieval cat holding a rat

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u/ilmagorosalfiore 6h ago

For anyone curious about the original artwork:
This illustration comes from a 13th-century English Bestiary known as MS. Bodley 764 f. 51r), currently held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The blue starry background originally symbolized the cat's ability to see in the dark while catching rodents. I added the tiny "bang!" sign on the rat to turn it into an enamel pin!

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u/torkelspy 6h ago

This is amazing!

Are you familiar with the series "Two Monks Inventing Things" from The Toast. I feel like you would appreciate it. Here's my favorite: https://the-toast.net/2015/02/11/two-medieval-monks-invent-dinner-parties/

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u/MercifulWombat 5h ago

Did you make this pin or did you commission a factory to manufacture pins based on your design?

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u/artificiallovemp3 1h ago

If you can even call it a design! The actual art is by someone else :/

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u/stop_stopping 5h ago

this is cool and all but also seems like a shop account - all the comments are about how to buy

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u/EggsOnKnees 6h ago

This is so freaking epic!!!! Love love love love love this

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u/kumf 6h ago

Amazing! You should make a whole series of these.

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u/bronihana 5h ago

You should check OPs profile 🤣

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u/kumf 5h ago

Omg I did 😭🙌👏

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u/Caffeinated-Okapi 5h ago

I love this! Would you ever consider offering an option for a magnetic back? I love using enamel pins as needle minders for embroidery.

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u/Ok-Tomatillo-2172 5h ago

Wow this is so niche!!! I love it

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u/Rampag169 5h ago

Dang I’m spending too much time in the WH40K sub. I thought it was holding a Bolter.

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u/olbers-paradox 3h ago

Omg I think my insta pfp is from the same bestiary! It's the same cat with its leg up licking it's nethers!

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