Model for a Railroad Sleeping Car
Caption
Hannibal S. Blood American, 1811–1873. Model for a Railroad Sleeping Car, Patented November 23, 1869. Wood, metal, textiles, painted canvas, 22 1/4 x 30 1/8 x 12 7/8 in. (56.5 x 76.5 x 32.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 2013.89. Creative Commons-BY
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Collection
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Designer
Title
Model for a Railroad Sleeping Car
Date
Patented November 23, 1869
Medium
Wood, metal, textiles, painted canvas
Classification
Dimensions
22 1/4 x 30 1/8 x 12 7/8 in. (56.5 x 76.5 x 32.7 cm)
Markings
Seemingly unmarked
Credit Line
H. Randolph Lever Fund
Accession Number
2013.89
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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Frequent Art Questions
Was this used as a dollhouse for children?
This actually wasn't intended as a doll house, it was created in application for a patent for this design of a sleeping car on a train.The Federal Government encouraged patented inventions in the 18th and 19th centuries to help make an American identity and support innovation. Inventors would create small scale models to submit with their patent information. By 1911, one million US patents had been granted.
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