Name/Title
Santa Claus marionette, c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
1986.54.66Description
ACC. NO. 86.54.66, A, B
SUBJECT CATEGORY: TOYS
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1930's
OBJECT: MARIONETTE
DESCRIPTION:
A. FIGURAL TYPE MARIONETTE IN THE FORM OF A SANTA CLAUS.
BODY OF THE MARIONETTE IS STUFFED COTTON FABRIC, WHICH INCLUDES THE HEAD. FACIAL FEATURES APPEAR TO BE HAND EMBROIDERED. MARIONETTE APPEARS TO BE PARTIALLY MACHINE AND PARTIALLY HAND-SEWN. SANTA CLAUS IS RED IN COLOR AND TRIMMED IN WHITE COTTON. MARIONETTE IS SUPPORTED BY BLACK-COLORED STRING ATTACHED TO A WOODEN MANIPULATOR.
B. ORIGINAL BOX HAS AN ILLUSTRATED COVER, WITH CAPTION,
"MARIONETTES." BOX IS MULTI-COLORED. ILLUSTRATION CONSISTS OF CHILDREN AND VARIOUS MARIONETTES.
SIZE: L 13-3/4" X W 8-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
MARIONETTE USED BY DORIS H. GOODMAN, ACTRESS, WHO ENTERTAINED GROUPS OF CHILDREN.
ACQUIRED FROM: DORIS H. GOODMAN
DONATED: AUGUST 30, 1986
CATALOGED: MARCH 21, 1998
