"Cat and Mouse, Cat Balancing" mechanical bank

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Title	"Cat and Mouse, Cat Balancing" mechanical bank
Artist	James H. Bowen ; J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s
Date	c. 1891
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Iron, pigment

Size:

12 x 5 3/8 x 3 9/16 in. (30.48 x 13.65 x 9.05 cm)

Style:

19th century

Inscriptions:

Sticker on bottom, on sticker: [46G 8.4.12 / "Cat and Mouse" / Type II / 76500 3400 / #39M]

Physical Description:

3 dimensional face of a cat in circular frame on top of a raised pedestal with organic design; clown with pointed hat standing on hands balancing a yellow ball with his feet; dog like animal hugs ball; another dog-like animal on other side of base supporting clown

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.17a,b

Artist:

James Bowen, American, active c. 1877-1906

Role:

Designer

Nationality:

Life Dates:

American, active c. 1877-1906

Artist:

J. & E. Stevens Company

Role:

Manufacturer

Nationality:

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009

"Cat and Mouse, Cat Balancing" mechanical bank

James H. Bowen ; J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s

c. 1891