Pa. German Toy Stamping Mill

Frances Lichten

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a wooden mechanical contraption. It features multiple rounded, cylindrical wooden parts and a series of levers. On the right, there is a stylized figure reminiscent of a person in a black hat and a red coat. This figure's hands are attached to a rod that appears to turn the central cylinder, which in turn causes three small mallets to rise and fall. The painting uses a muted color palette of various shades of brown against a plain beige background.