"Cat and Mouse, Cat Balancing" (reproduction) mechanical bank

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Title	"Cat and Mouse, Cat Balancing" (reproduction) mechanical bank
Artist	James H. Bowen ; Book of Knowledge (Grolier, Inc.) ; After J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s
Date	c. 1950s-1960s
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Iron, pigment

Size:

11 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (28.26 x 13.34 x 9.53 cm)

Creation Place:

North America, United States

Culture:

North America, United States

Style:

20th century

Inscriptions:

Inscription on bottom: [REPRODUCED FROM ORIGINAL IN COLLECTION/ OF THE/ BOOK/ OF/ KNOWLEDGE]on stopper: [PATD FEB 2 1875]; around stopper: [MADE IN USA]inside face: [59..]

Physical Description:

shape resembling a shelf clock with white cat face, black ears and red bow on front; on top acrobat cat with mouse on red ball between feet; acrobat rotates into back of bank; coins fall into base

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.803

Artist:

James Bowen, American, active c. 1877-1906

Role:

Designer

Nationality:

Life Dates:

American, active c. 1877-1906

Artist:

J. & E. Stevens Company

Role:

Manufacturer

Nationality:

Artist:

Book of Knowledge (Grolier, Inc.), New York

Role:

Manufacturer

Nationality:

United States

Life Dates:

New York

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009

"Cat and Mouse, Cat Balancing" (reproduction) mechanical bank

James H. Bowen ; Book of Knowledge (Grolier, Inc.) ; After J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s

c. 1950s-1960s