On View In:
Gallery 110
Artist:   John Hall
J. & E. Stevens Company  
Title:   "Tammany Bank" or "Little Fat Man" mechanical bank  
Date:   c. 1873  
Medium:   Iron, pigment  
Dimensions:   5 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (14.61 x 8.89 x 11.11 cm)  
Credit Line:   Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger  
Location:   Gallery 110  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   J. & E. Stevens Company  
Role:   Manufacturer  
 
Name:   Hall, John  
Role:   Designer  
Life Dates:   American  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Inscriptions and Sticker on sides of chair, in relief: [TAMMANY / BANK (inside a circle)]; on bac on bottom, on sticker: [#257-19 3 (inside a circle) / Tammany Bank / 7175 80 / 4120 / #224M]  
Classification:   Dolls, Toys and Games  
Physical Description:   man with black hair, wearing black and grey suit, yellow vest and blue bow tie sitting in a red and white chair  
Accession #:   2003.236.333  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts