Tracey Emin Cat Bowl: Teacup & Pancake at Tate Modern - £50
Last updated: March 2026
The Tracey Emin cat bowl is a fine bone china feeding bowl featuring a detail from Emin's painting Teacup & Pancake, 2025. Priced at £50, it is part of an exclusive ceramics collection created for the landmark Tracey Emin: A Second Life exhibition at Tate Modern, and is only available at Tate Shops.
What is the Tracey Emin cat bowl?
If you are looking for a way to spoil your cat and display your taste in contemporary British art at the same time, the Tracey Emin cat bowl might be exactly what you need. Designed in collaboration with Dame Tracey Emin, this fine bone china bowl features a deep blue image of her two cats, Teacup and Pancake, taken from a painting the artist created in 2025.
The inside of the white china bowl shows both cats sitting together, one facing away, the other looking directly at the viewer. Emin's signature is printed in the same navy blue on the outside. When creating the original artwork, Emin painted her cats from memory, describing the result as embodying "the feeling of the cats I love."
The bowl is part of an exclusive collection of ceramic homewares developed with Emin to celebrate her major retrospective, Tracey Emin: A Second Life, currently showing at Tate Modern. The full collection also includes a matching cup and saucer set.
Key details
Price: £50
Material: Fine bone china
Dimensions: H 6.7 cm x W 16 cm
Artwork: Detail from Teacup & Pancake, 2025, by Tracey Emin
Availability: Tate Shops only (in-store and online)
Item code: 348687
Delivery: UK standard delivery within 5 working days. Free on orders over £60.
Returns: Free returns within 60 days of purchase.
Where to buy the Tracey Emin cat bowl
This bowl is a Tate Shop exclusive. You will not find it on Amazon, John Lewis, or any other high street retailer. It is available to purchase online through the Tate Shop or in person at Tate Modern and other Tate gallery shops.
If you are buying online, standard UK delivery costs £5 per order, or is free on orders of £60 or more. Pairing the cat bowl with the matching Teacup & Pancake cup and saucer set would push you over that threshold, just saying.
Buy from Tate Shop — £50Please note: Tate Shop is currently not shipping to the EU. International delivery (excluding EU) costs £28 per order. Orders to the US may be subject to additional tariffs.
About the exhibition: Tracey Emin: A Second Life
The Tracey Emin cat bowl was created to coincide with A Second Life, the largest-ever survey exhibition of Emin's work. The show runs at Tate Modern from 27 February to 31 August 2026, spanning over 100 works across painting, video, textiles, neon, sculpture, and installation.
Highlights include iconic pieces like My Bed (1998) and Why I Never Became a Dancer (1995), alongside works never previously exhibited. The exhibition traces 40 years of Emin's career and her journey through personal trauma, survival, and creative renewal following her cancer diagnosis in 2020.
Tickets cost £20 (concessions available), free for Tate Members, and £5 for Tate Collective members aged 16 to 25. The show is presented in the Eyal Ofer Galleries, in partnership with Gucci.
We will be publishing our full review of the exhibition soon on the CoolCuration blog.
Who is this for?
The Tracey Emin cat bowl makes a genuinely thoughtful gift for anyone who sits at the intersection of cat lover and contemporary art fan. It is the kind of thing that looks good on an Instagram grid, works as a conversation piece when guests spot it on the floor next to a very unbothered tabby, and actually serves a practical purpose.
At £50, it is not cheap for a cat bowl. But as a piece of artist-designed bone china from a Tate-exclusive collection, it is a considered purchase rather than an impulse buy. If the person you are buying for visited the exhibition, or is a long-time Emin admirer, it is a lovely way to take a piece of the show home.
Tracey Emin and her cats
Emin is a well-known cat lover. Her earlier Tate Shop collaboration featured her cat Docket, a drawing from 2003 that appeared on a separate bone china cat bowl. The Teacup & Pancake collection updates this tradition with her current cats, painted from memory in a style consistent with the emotionally raw, personal approach that defines her wider practice.
Cats have featured across Emin's career in drawings, prints, and paintings, often appearing alongside deeply personal works. The ceramic collection ties this recurring motif to the themes of love, companionship, and survival explored in A Second Life.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Tracey Emin cat bowl?
The Tracey Emin Teacup & Pancake cat bowl costs £50. It is made from fine bone china and features a detail from an original Emin painting created in 2025.
Where can I buy the Tracey Emin cat bowl?
The bowl is only available at Tate Shops, either in person at Tate Modern (and other Tate galleries) or online at shop.tate.org.uk. It is not sold through any other retailer.
Is the Tracey Emin cat bowl dishwasher safe?
The product listing does not specify dishwasher safety. As with most fine bone china decorated with printed artwork, hand washing is recommended to preserve the design. If in doubt, contact Tate Shop directly at [email protected].
Is there a matching cup and saucer?
Yes. Tate Shop also sells a Tracey Emin Teacup & Pancake cup and saucer set from the same collection, featuring the same artwork. Buying both items together would bring your order over £60 for free UK delivery.
How long is the Tracey Emin exhibition at Tate Modern?
Tracey Emin: A Second Life runs from 27 February to 31 August 2026 at Tate Modern, London. Tickets are £20 or free for Tate Members.
Can I buy the Tracey Emin cat bowl without visiting the exhibition?
Absolutely. The cat bowl and the wider ceramics collection are available to purchase through the Tate Shop website with UK and international delivery, regardless of whether you visit the exhibition.
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