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On View In:
Gallery 110
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Artist:
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James H. Bowen
J. & E. Stevens Company
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Title:
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"Elephant and Three Clowns on Tub" mechanical bank
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Date:
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c. 1882
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Medium:
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Iron, pigment
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Dimensions:
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5 11/16 x 5 11/16 x 3 11/16 in. (14.45 x 14.45 x 9.37 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger
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Location:
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Gallery 110
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Bowen, James H.
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Role:
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Designer
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Life Dates:
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American, active c. 1877-1906
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Name:
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J. & E. Stevens Company
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Role:
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Manufacturer
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Inscription and Sticker
on bottom incised: [ENG PAT JULY 28, / 1882 / US PAT AUG 8' / 1882] on bottom, on sticker: [#84.12 / Elephant and 3 Clowns on Tub / 69190 375 / 4380 / #88m]
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Classification:
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Dolls, Toys and Games
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Physical Description:
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elephant on pedestal; one clown sitting on elephant; one clown below elephants trunk holding two rings; one clown at base of pedestal below elephant's tail balancing a ball on his feet
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Creation Place:
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, United States, , ,
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Accession #:
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2003.236.4a,b
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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