Miss Piggy PEZ Dispenser

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Description (Brief):

A candy dispenser made by PEZ Candy, Inc. featuring the likeness of Miss Piggy, one of the main characters from The Muppet Show. Miss Piggy is a diva pig who believes she is a superstar. She is madly in love with Kermit the Frog and is an expert in karate.

Date Made: 1991

Performer: Oz, FrankCharacter Creator: Erickson, BonnieAssociated Name: Henson, JimMaker: Pez Candy, Incorporated

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Czech Republic

Subject: Muppet Show, Puppetry

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Jim Henson

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Dwight Blocker Bowers

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1999.0119.02Accession Number: 1999.0119Catalog Number: 1999.0119.02

Object Name: dispenser, candy

Physical Description: plastic (overall material)paint (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 11.43 cm x 4.445 cm x 3.81 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-d347-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1519299

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