"Owl, Turns Head" mechanical bank

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Title	"Owl, Turns Head" mechanical bank
Artist	James H. Bowen ; J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s
Date	c. 1880
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G110

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Iron, pigment, glass

Size:

7 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 3 1/16 in. (19.69 x 9.84 x 7.78 cm)

Style:

19th century

Inscriptions:

Inscription and Stickeron bottom, in relief: [PATd NO 232623}; on bottom of stopper, incised: illegible on bottom, on sticker: [#198-20 / x Owl / (Turns Head) / 6035 120 / #182M 4110]

Physical Description:

owl perched on log; brown and black glass eyes; owl turns its head to PL

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.238a,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

"Owl, Turns Head" mechanical bank

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

c. 1880