Toy Bank: Building and Revolving Dog

c. 1938

William O. Fletcher

Associated Names
William O. Fletcher

Artist, American, c. 1880 - 1954

The image shows a small, ornate house-like structure with a chimney and stairs in the foreground, along with a round mechanical object placed at the top right. The color palette is mainly composed of muted browns and grays with shadows and highlights indicating a metallic appearance. The house is centered on a white or off-white background, while the round object and horizontal mechanical component with a figure are on the right side of the frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, pen and ink, and goauche on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.2 x 30.5 cm (8 3/4 x 12 in.)
    Original IAD Object: overall: 4 3/4" high; ground plan: 4 3/4" long; 3 3/8" wide;Veranda: 1 3/8" wide; 3 3/8" long; house: 3 1/16" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8477

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York, 1970: 658, pl. 2428.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: W.O. Fletcher.

Wikidata ID

Q64638806

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