Dean Martin hand puppet: Museum Object and Cultural History
Dean Martin hand puppet: date made: 1952. depicted (sitter): Martin, Dean. Object Name: Puppet.
The object in the museum catalogue
Dean Martin hand puppet, part of a set representing the comic duo of Martin and Lewis. The puppet has a plastic head molded to resemble Martin with a red and navy blue striped fabric body. The puppets were sold as part of a "TV Puppet Show" set with a "vinylite" banner curtain stage, two-minute sound recording of a Martin & Lewis television performance, autographed photograph of Martin & Lewis, and set of tickets for admission to a puppet performance.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1952
- depicted (sitter): Martin, Dean
- Object Name: Puppet
- Object Name: puppet
- Measurements: overall: 8 in x 8 in x 3 in; 20.32 cm x 20.32 cm x 7.62 cm
- Subject: Toys
- Subject: Puppetry
- ID Number: 2005.0277.01
- accession number: 2005.0277
- catalog number: 2005.0277.01
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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