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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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"Frog Bank" (or "Two Frogs") mechanical bank
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Date:
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c. 1882
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Medium:
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Iron, pigment, glass
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Dimensions:
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4 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 2 in. (10.8 x 21.59 x 5.08 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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Inscriptions and Sticker
on bottom, incised: [ENG PAT JULY 22 / 1882 / US PAT AUG 8 1882]; on sto on bottom, on sticker: [#94-14 / Frog Bank / (2 Frogs) / 69125 250 / 4290 / #99M]
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Classification:
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Dolls, Toys and Games
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Physical Description:
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paddle wheel boat; 2 smoke stacks; 2 paddle wheels; pilot house; openwork windows down each side; openwork over revolving paddle wheels
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Accession #:
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2003.236.310
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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