Marionette

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image depicts a marionette puppet suspended by strings, showcasing a traditional design with a painted face, featuring red lips and dark eyebrows, and lush, curly hair. The puppet is dressed in a red shirt and blue pants, complemented by black shoes, and is attached to a wooden crossbar by strings that allow it to be manipulated and moved, indicating it is likely used in theatrical performances or storytelling displays. This marionette is positioned against a solid dark background, enhancing its prominence, and it is further identified by a tag with a string attached to one of its limbs, possibly providing details about its origin or display context, suggesting an exhibition or educational setting.

The image depicts a marionette puppet suspended by strings, showcasing a traditional design with a painted face, featuring red lips and dark eyebrows, and lush, curly hair. The puppet is dressed in a red shirt and blue pants, complemented by black shoes, and is attached to a wooden crossbar by strings that allow it to be manipulated and moved, indicating it is likely used in theatrical performances or storytelling displays. This marionette is positioned against a solid dark background, enhancing its prominence, and it is further identified by a tag with a string attached to one of its limbs, possibly providing details about its origin or display context, suggesting an exhibition or educational setting.

Name/Title

Marionette

Entry/Object ID

2016.47.3

Description

Marionette/Young man/Red top/plastic head/brown hair/wooden arms and legs with plastic hands and shoes/14"x4"x3"/black thread attached to wooden controls/ "Hazell's Airplane Control Marionettes Pat. No. 2,113,899 Made in Kansas City, MO. T.M. Reg. Pat. Off."

Collection

Dolls

Made/Created

Date made

1950 - 1954

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Marionette

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Puppet

Nomenclature Class

Public Entertainment Devices

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Width

4 in

Depth

3 in

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 18, 2017