Arthur Thiele Kitten Dunking a Doll in the Wash — Postcard

Laundry day gets out of hand: dressed in a pink ruffled dress and plaid bow, this tuxedo kitten has her rag doll bent headfirst into a barrel of water, scrub brush and copper kettle waiting nearby. It's over-enthusiastic “helping” at its finest — the kind of chore-turned-chaos that gives Thiele's household cats their charm, drawn with his usual dry comic timing.

• Reprinted by Zolota Ptakha, true to the original early-1900s illustration
• 350 g/m glossy postcard, 10×15 cm

Signed “Arth. Thiele” in the corner — a good pick for anyone who's ever over-helped with a chore, or for a laundry-room wall.