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On View In:
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Artist:
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Peter Adams
Charles G. Shepard
Shepard Hardware Company
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Title:
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"Santa Claus" mechanical bank
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Date:
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c. 1889
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Medium:
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Iron, pigment
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Dimensions:
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5 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (14.61 x 10.48 x 7.94 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 Not on view
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Adams, Peter
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Role:
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Designer
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Life Dates:
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American
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Name:
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Shepard, Charles G.
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Role:
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Designer
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Life Dates:
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American
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Name:
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Shepard Hardware Company
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Role:
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Manufacturer
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Life Dates:
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Buffalo, New York, 1866-1892
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Inscription and Sticker
on bottom behind sticker, engraved: [PAT APPD FOR] on bottom, on sticker: [237G 11-3-14 / "Santa Claus" / L (inside a circle) / 80079 9150 / 5475 6490
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Classification:
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Dolls, Toys and Games
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Physical Description:
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Santa Claus in light grey and brown coat holds yellow and red bag over left shoulder; Santa stands on rectangular stand; red rectangular chimney on his PR side below right hand
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Accession #:
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2003.236.133
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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