Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Iron, pigment

Size:

6 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (16.51 x 13.97 x 13.97 cm)

Style:

19th-20th century

Inscriptions:

Inscription and Stickeron back, in relief: [JOLLY NIGGER / BANK] on bottom, on sticker: [#140-14 1 (circled) / "Jolly Nigger Bank: / (Butterfly) / 6965 buttons on arm 250 / #134m solid base 4140]

Physical Description:

bank in the form of black male head, shoulders and arm with brown eyes, red lips, white teeth; wearing a red shirt with white collar and blue bow tie; eyes, arm and tongue move

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.705

Artist:

John Harper & Company, Ltd., Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, 1790-1980s

Role:

Manufacturer

Nationality:

English

Life Dates:

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, 1790-1980s

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009

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6 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (16.51 x 13.97 x 13.97 cm)