Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Clockwork toy: seated musician
Object Number:
INV.4529
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron windup toy depicting clown seated on chair, mounted on red rectangular base; clown dressed in white and green with four-pointed star hat in red and yellow, holding tambourine; when key on bottom is wound, arm moves to strike tambourine.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
