Balancing toy, a monkey on a stool, 1811 (c)
toy, monkey on a stool, toy
Accession Number
NAM.1997-09-123-1
Description
Monkey-on-a-stool balancing toy, prisoner-of-war art, 1811 (c). Wood and cane, said to have been carved by Lieutenant Walter White, 11th (The North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot, while a prisoner-of-war in Valenciennes, 1811 (c). Monkey standing on three-legged stool, its hands on its shoulders holding a long piece of cane with blocks of wood attached to the ends, as balances. Associated with Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).*
Campaigns
Napoleonic Wars, POWs France (1803-1815)