Name/Title
Pinky handpuppet with Alameda Hospital wrist tag, c. 1950sEntry/Object ID
2015.47.3Description
ACC. NO. 15.47.3
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOSPITAL; ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1950's
OBJECT: PUPPET; HAND
DESCRIPTION: A HAND PUPPET OF ORANGE COLORED COTTON FABRIC AND A PLASTIC FACE WHICH APPEARS TO BE HAND PAINTED. THE PUPPET'S HEAD HAS A MATCHING FABRIC HOOD AND AROUND ITS NECK IS A PLASTIC IDENTIFICATION WRIST TAG, "GATES, MS. CAROL B., DR. BABCOCK."
SIZE: L 11" X W 1"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A HAND PUPPET GIVEN TO CHILDREN FOLLOWING THE REMOVAL OF THEIR TONSILS AT THE ALAMEDA HOSPITAL. DR. BABCOCK WAS A LONG TIME PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOSPITAL.
DONOR: CAROL DEAN
CATALOGED: MAY 2, 2015
