"Lion and Two Monkeys" mechanical bank

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Title	"Lion and Two Monkeys" mechanical bank
Artist	Kyser & Rex Company
Date	c. 1883
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G110

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Iron, brass, pigment

Size:

9 1/4 x 9 1/16 x 3 1/2 in. (23.5 x 23.02 x 8.89 cm)

Style:

19th century

Inscriptions:

Inscription and Stickeron bottom, engraved: [PAT JULY 1788] on bottom, on sticker: [#150-16 / Lion & Two Monkeys / 68145 300 / #147M 4200]

Physical Description:

lion at base of tree trunk and two monkeys on top of tree; all stand on oval-like green and red platform

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.81

Artist:

Kyser & Rex Company, Philadelphia, c. 1879-1898

Role:

Manufacturer

Nationality:

Life Dates:

Philadelphia, c. 1879-1898

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009