"Two Pigs on Seesaw (or What Oh She Bumps)" still bank

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Title	"Two Pigs on Seesaw (or What Oh She Bumps)" still bank
Artist	Artist Unknown (Germany)
Date	c. 1930
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Ceramic

Size:

3 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. (8.26 x 9.21 x 4.45 cm)

Creation Place:

Germany

Culture:

Germany

Style:

20th century

Inscriptions:

Inscriptionson back, stamped: [MADE / IN / GERMANY (circled)]; on back, stamped: [2931]; on bottom, painted with shiny substance: [K]; illegible pencil marks

Physical Description:

ceramic bank with 2 pigs--one bigger--one smaller, balancing on a teeter-totter which is balanced on a sack; sack is green and gold; pigs are light orange with with darker ears; coin slot at front top of sack between 2 flowers; on the front of the sack, incised and filled with gold is, "What oh she bumps. 500,000"

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.732

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Added to Site:

March 1, 2009

"Two Pigs on Seesaw (or What Oh She Bumps)" still bank

Artist Unknown (Germany)

c. 1930