Speaking Dog Mechanical Bank

c. 1939

Einar Heiberg

Associated Names
Einar Heiberg

Artist, American, 1893 - 1964

The image shows a vintage mechanical toy with a child and a dog on a decorative base labeled "SPEAKING DOG." The color scheme consists of red, brown, and yellow tones, with a golden text on the base. The child is on the left side in the background, and the dog is on the right side in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.8 x 27.9 cm (9 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8461


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York, 1970: 658, pl. 2421.

Wikidata ID

Q64558027

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