Which British Official Brought the First Siamese Cats Home
British diplomat Edward Blencowe Gould sent the first documented Siamese cats to his sister in Britain during 1884.
British diplomat Edward Blencowe Gould sent the first documented Siamese cats to his sister in Britain during 1884.
Presidential Siamese cats like Siam, Shan, and Misty Malarky Ying Yang lived at the White House across different administrations.
President Rutherford B. Hayes cat Siam and her reported Smithsonian preservation are examined here to check records.
Siamese cat Siam lived at the White House for less than a year after arriving from Bangkok in 1878 and dying in 1879.
American consul David B. Sickels sent the first Siamese cat from Bangkok to First Lady Lucy Webb Hayes in 1878.
First Lady Lucy Hayes received Siam, the first Siamese cat in America, as a gift from diplomat David B. Sickels.
The first Siamese cat in America, sent from Bangkok by David B. Sickels to Lucy Hayes, arrived in 1878 or 1879.
Siam, the first documented Siamese cat in America, traveled from Bangkok in 1878 as a presidential gift for Lucy Hayes.
Traditional Thai pointed cat names, including Wichien Maat and Wichianmat, differ from the modern international Siamese breed.
Historical Thai cat manuscripts and illustrated treatises reveal whether early visual art depicts the modern Siamese breed.