"Girl Skipping Rope" mechanical bank

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Title	"Girl Skipping Rope" mechanical bank
Artist	James H. Bowen ; J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s
Date	c. 1890
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G110

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Iron, pigment

Size:

7 3/4 x 8 3/16 x 5 3/8 in. (19.69 x 20.8 x 13.65 cm)

Style:

19th century

Inscriptions:

Inscription and Stickeron bottom, engraved: [PATD APR 15 / 1890] on bottom, on sticker: [#740-5 / Girl Skipping Rope / 733300 / neg / #109M]

Physical Description:

girl skipping yellow rope; large fan-like structure to her left

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.99a,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