Collection Highlights
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cage W/2 lions; 1 cub; tiger; tiger cub; bear
Title
Cage W/2 lions; 1 cub; tiger; tiger cub; bear
Object name
Animals in cages (7 pieces)
Date
1900-1930
Medium
Wood, metal, plaster, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 18 3/4 x 6 in. ( 25.4 x 47.6 x 15.2 cm )
Description
Wooden hip-roofed structure painted green and white with four cages containing painted plaster animals: a white bear, a tigress and cub, and lioness and cub, and a lion.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number
1953.58
Gallery Label
According to accession records, donor claimed this was part of the Humpty Dumpty Circus manufactured by A. Schoenhut of Philadelphia.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
