Money in the Bank: The Katherine Kierland Herberger Collection
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The penny bank craze of the twentieth century began quietly enough. Here, a slotted pottery pig from Scotland. There, a grimacing human face made in Bennington, Vermont. In 1793, penny banks first appeared in America, along with the first large copper pennies. Those who mistrusted paper currency saved their "hard" money in vessels of pottery, glass, and tin. In the 1890s, "China Pig" with a slit in his back sold for a dime. Plump pigs and pennies...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0816649030
ISBN13:9780816649037
Release Date:March 2006
Publisher:Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Length:224 Pages
Weight:2.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 8.2" x 10.8"
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