Beast Paper Puppet
Beast Paper Puppet
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- Description (Brief)
- This 3/4 view paper puppet represents the Beast from the popular fairy tale Beauty and the Beast and was probably part of a child's toy set. Dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, the beast, portrayed as a bear, is wearing a bejeweled cap, with a purple cape, a white doublet, and carries a casket of jewels.
- The cut out paper figure is a chromolithograph, embossed with decorative details and has a moving arm that is bradded at the shoulder. The puppet is mounted on a piece of stiff cardboard and manipulated with a small wooden stick that extends through a slot at the bottom.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- puppet
- date made
- 1875 - 1915
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 in x 2 1/2 in; 17.78 cm x 6.35 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.1153.01
- accession number
- 1979.1153
- catalog number
- 1979.1153.01
- Credit Line
- White City Elementary School
- subject
- Puppetry
- Toys
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Puppets
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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