On View In:
Gallery 110
Artist:   Probably James H. Bowen
J. & E. Stevens Company  
Title:   "Clown, Harlequin and Columbine" mechanical bank  
Date:   c. 1906  
Medium:   Iron, pigment  
Dimensions:   6 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 4 3/16 in. (16.83 x 15.88 x 10.64 cm)  
Credit Line:   Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger  
Location:   Gallery 110  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Bowen, James H.  
Role:   Designer  
Life Dates:   American, active c. 1877-1906  
 
Name:   J. & E. Stevens Company  
Role:   Manufacturer  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Inscription and Sticker on bottom, inscribed: [PAT APD FOR.] on bottom, on sticker: [576 1-1-2 / Clown, Harlequin and Columbine / 15,000 81 AD NiN / IV / M119]  
Classification:   Dolls, Toys and Games  
Physical Description:   clown in white costume twirls female figure dressed in red and blue; harlequin with red scarf on his head and black mask stands with stick held across chest  
Accession #:   2003.236.105  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts