"Betsy Ross Bicentennial Bank" mechanical bank

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Title	"Betsy Ross Bicentennial Bank" mechanical bank
Artist	Al Davidson
Date	1976
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Iron, aluminum, pigment

Size:

11 1/8 x 6 3/16 x 5 11/16 in. (28.26 x 15.72 x 14.45 cm)

Creation Place:

United States

Culture:

United States

Style:

20th century

Inscriptions:

Signature, Inscriptions and Stickeron base front, in gold: [Betsy Ross]; on bottom: [1776-1976 / A Nation Fights For Freedom / BETSY ROSS BICENTENNIAL BANK / LIMITED EDITION OF 500 22] on bottom: designer's signature on sticker: [BETSY ROSS / Limited 500 / #22 / 76200 / 1776-1976]

Physical Description:

Betsy Ross holding flag, seated on stool, sewing basket beside her; black cat behind skirt in back; brown base contains coin slot

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.644

Artist:

Al Davidson, American

Role:

Designer

Nationality:

American

Life Dates:

American

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009