Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Luce Center
Owl, Turns Head
Object Number:
1940.467
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Iron, glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 in. ( 19 x 9.5 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
cast: into plug beneath base: "PATD. FEB 2 1885."
cast: beneath base: "NO 232628"
Description:
Cast iron mechanical bank in the form of owl with orange glass eyes (with black pupils) clinging to log, next to branch; owl painted red, with feet, log, and branch painted gold; cast details include feathers on head and breast and grain of wood; when coin is placed on branch and lever on back is pressed, owl turns head and coin is deposited in bank.
Gallery Label:
This bank was based on Patent No. 234,628, issued to James H. Bowen of Philadelphia, PA on September 28, 1880. (See Publications)
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry M. Lucas
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
