"Tammany Bank" or "Little Fat Man" mechanical bank

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Title	"Tammany Bank" or "Little Fat Man" mechanical bank
Artist	John D. Hall ; J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s
Date	c. 1873
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Iron, pigment

Size:

5 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (14.61 x 8.89 x 11.11 cm)

Style:

19th century

Inscriptions:

Inscriptions and Stickeron sides of chair, in relief: [TAMMANY / BANK (inside a circle)]; on back, incised: [PATd DEC 23 1878]; on bottom, incised: [PATd / June 8 / 1875] on bottom, on sticker: [#257-19 4 (inside a circle) / Tammany Bank / 74187B 80 / 4120 / #224M]

Physical Description:

man with black hair, wearing black and grey suit, yellow vest and blue bow tie sitting in a red openwork chair

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.334

Artist:

John Hall, American

Role:

Designer

Nationality:

American

Life Dates:

American

Artist:

J. & E. Stevens Company

Role:

Manufacturer

Nationality:

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009

"Tammany Bank" or "Little Fat Man" mechanical bank

John D. Hall ; J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s

c. 1873