Name/Title
Pinkie handpuppet with box, ca. 1940s-1950sEntry/Object ID
1997.161.14Description
ACC. NO. 97.161.14
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOSPITAL; ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1940's - 1950's
OBJECT: PUPPET IN BOX
DESCRIPTION:
HAND PUPPET, WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE A FACE OF HAND-PAINTED CANVAS. HEAD AND BODY OF PUPPET ARE MADE OF PINK-COLORED POLISHED COTTON. HAND PUPPET IS IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX. AN INFORMATION SHEET IN PINK IS PASTED TO THE INTERIOR LID OF THE BOX.
SIZE: L 8-1/2" X W 4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
HAND PUPPET, MOST LIKELY PRESENTED TO FEMALE PATIENTS AND ENTITLED, "PINKIE." GIFT TO YOUNG GIRLS FROM THE ALAMEDA HOSPITAL AUXILIARY.
ACQUIRED FROM:
PATI FISCHER FARRINGTON
DATE: APRIL 19, 1997
