Loading
Tin toy car
Georges Carette and Coaround 1900/10
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
Nuremberg, Germany
The tin toy car serves an example of the situation of children ca. 1900. Strictly separated by gender, toys aimed to prepare boys and girls for their future occupations. The purpose of toy cars, as well as toy coaches and -railways, was to get boys interested in engineering and mobility, important skills for their working life.
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: Tin toy car
- Creator: Georges Carette and Co
- Date Created: around 1900/10
- Location: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, permanent exhibition "Toy collection"
- Location Created: Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
- Physical Dimensions: H 17 cm x B 11,5 cm x T 20 cm
- Provenance: Acquired by Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
- Rights: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg (Foto: GNM / Sebastian Tolle)
- Medium: litographed sheet plate
- Art Movement: 20th century
- Artist Dates: 1861 - 1954
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
