"Boy Robbing Bird's Nest" mechanical bank

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Title	"Boy Robbing Bird's Nest" mechanical bank
Artist	Charles A. Bailey ; J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s
Date	c. 1906
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Iron, pigment

Size:

7 1/4 x 6 x 3 3/16 in. (18.42 x 15.24 x 8.1 cm)

Style:

20th century

Inscriptions:

Sticker on bottom, on sticker: [#23 8.4.12 / 832,000 7460 / OC 80850 / 1300 / M20]

Physical Description:

boy and 2 birds on tree trunk; creepers and flowers on tree trunk; nest at the end of branch on which boy rests; green rectangular platform on bottom

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.75a,b

Artist:

Charles Bailey, American, 1848-1926

Role:

Designer

Nationality:

American (Middletown, CT)

Life Dates:

American, 1848-1926

Artist:

J. & E. Stevens Company

Role:

Manufacturer

Nationality:

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009