"Cross-Legged Minstrel" mechanical bank

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Title	"Cross-Legged Minstrel" mechanical bank
Artist	J. Levy Co.
Date	c. 1909
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Tin, pigment

Size:

7 x 2 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. (17.78 x 6.67 x 7.94 cm)

Creation Place:

Germany

Culture:

Germany

Style:

20th century

Inscriptions:

Lender's Sticker paper stcker, on bottom: [C+ 65 10-2-12/ Cross Legged/ Minstrel/ 77767.50 3390/ 5460/ AD 71250]

Physical Description:

brightly colored metal minstrel; minstrel tips his hat as lever on bottom of PR is pushed and he accepts coin into the slot in his stomach; minstrel is on a red base and leans against a tree stump with his legs crossed

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.882

Artist:

J. Levy Co., London

Role:

Designer

Nationality:

London

Life Dates:

London

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009

"Cross-Legged Minstrel" mechanical bank

J. Levy Co.

c. 1909