Worrying Mother Pig Toy, Unidentified, 20th century (pre-1960s)

Unidentified

Worrying Mother Pig Toy

20th century (pre-1960s) · Sculpture · 15.2 × 28.6 cm

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Yes, on view now

Where is “Worrying Mother Pig Toy” now? Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 27B, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 25, 2026.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

RoomLuce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 27B

Closed· opens at 11:30 AM

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About the sculpture

Farmers often carved scenes of animals and chores as toys for their children. This sculpture shows a mother pig attempting to carry her young away from a man who carries some kind of weapon and is trying to capture the animals.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Details

Accession number
1986.65.341

What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

In the same room · Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 27B, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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