Washerwoman Hand Puppet: Museum Object and Cultural History
Washerwoman Hand Puppet: Date made: 1862-1975. associated person: Slover, James Henry. associated person: Slover, Alvin.
The object in the museum catalogue
Originally a marionette, this puppet was reworked as a One of five puppets, #2004.0005.12-.16, used in James Henry Slover's play, "Mrs. Berrysnobe's Hotel." In a letter to her cousin, Joyce Larson, March 12, 1977, Florence King wrote: "Did you see 'Roots' on T.V.? ...I knew all that history of course. Some of our 'kinfolks' in Kentucky or Ohio used to have a 'station' on what they called the underground railroad helping runaway slaves escape to the north. Papa [Alvin Slover] told about it but I couldn't remember the details and who or where so never included it in the book." (p. 4)
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1862-1975
- associated person: Slover, James Henry
- associated person: Slover, Alvin
- maker; user: King, Florence Lorella Slover
- user: Larson, James Willard
- user: Larson, Joyce Dean
- Maker: Slover, James Henry
- maker: King, Florence Lorella Slover
- Maker: Slover, Alvin
- Object Name: Puppet
- Object Name: puppet
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: paint (overall material)
- Physical Description: cotton (overall material)
- Physical Description: synthetic fibers (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 21 1/2 in x 11 in x 3 1/2 in; 54.61 cm x 27.94 cm x 8.89 cm
- place made: United States
- Subject: Theater, Puppetry
- ID Number: 2004.0005.15
- accession number: 2004.0005
- catalog number: 2004.0005.15
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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