"Bird on Roof" mechanical bank

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Title	"Bird on Roof" mechanical bank
Artist	Elisha Stevens ; J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s
Date	c. 1878
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Iron, pigment

Size:

5 15/16 x 4 3/16 x 3 5/16 in. (15.08 x 10.64 x 8.41 cm)

Style:

19th century

Inscriptions:

Sticker on bottom, on sticker: [#16-9 / x Bird on Roof / 763600 / 4680 / #16M]

Physical Description:

brown building with corbelled roof; lattice work on arched windows on all 4 sides; big bird on roof with its beak resting on chimney

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.16

Artist:

Elisha Stevens, American

Role:

Designer

Nationality:

Life Dates:

American

Artist:

J. & E. Stevens Company

Role:

Manufacturer

Nationality:

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009