Caboose, from Circus Train
Decorative Arts and Design
DESIGNER
Frank Tilton, American, 1888â1957
MAKER
Grandad's Toy Shop
MEDIUM
Wood, pigment, metal
DATES
copyright 1953
DIMENSIONS
11 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 16 in. (29.8 x 20 x 40.6 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Unmarked
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
2016.6.6
CREDIT LINE
Purchased with funds given in honor of Henry Christensen III
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Rectangular red painted car with raised section of roof towards rear, sides with two pairs of black painted "windows," and above on either side painted in black "GRANDAD'S RAILROAD." Green roof and base with silvered metal hook at one end, all raised on four black wheels with red axles
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Frank Tilton (American, 1888â1957). Caboose, from Circus Train, copyright 1953. Wood, pigment, metal, 11 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 16 in. (29.8 x 20 x 40.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given in honor of Henry Christensen III, 2016.6.6. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2016.6.6_side.jpg)
IMAGE
profile, CUR.2016.6.6_side.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2016
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