Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Cast iron, pigment

Size:

6 3/4 x 5 x 5 1/4 in. (17.15 x 12.7 x 13.34 cm)

Style:

19th-20th century

Inscriptions:

Inscription and Stickeron back, in relief: [JOLLY NIGGER BANK] on bottom, on sticker: [#140-14 2 (circled) / "Jolly Nigger Bank" / (Butterfly) / 7070D. no button hand 250 / #134m 4140]

Physical Description:

mechanical bank in the form of a black male head, shoulder and arm, dressed in a red shirt with blue bow tie; eyes, tongue and arm move

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.710

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 3/4 x 5 x 5 1/4 in. (17.15 x 12.7 x 13.34 cm)