Collection Highlights
Ice cream dish
1877-1878
1980.14
Silver
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Windup toy: musician and dancer
Title
Windup toy: musician and dancer
Object name
Windup toy
Date
1900-1930
Medium
Iron, tin, textile, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 21 x 24.8 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Tinned sheet iron windup toy with musician and dancer, mounted on platform; musician seated on red and yellow drum, playing clarinet or oboe, dressed in pink and yellow jacket with blue pants; dancer in dress with pleated skirt, net overskirt, textile bow, and string draped around top; dancer's pose with one arm up and one arm down, feet with slippers dangling from mount; raised platform with green sides and yellow top; pattern of pierced holes on top of platform, resembling speaker; when key on bottom is wound, musician moves forward, dancer spins round and round, and tune plays.
Object Number
INV.7622
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
