Mitzi the Tightrope Star Marionette
date: label: date made
content: 1942
label: date made
content: 1948
name: label: user
content: Haines, Elizabeth L.
label: user
content: Haines, Frank D.
label: maker
content: Haines, Elizabeth L.
label: maker
content: Haines, Frank D.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The circus has a a long history in America entertainment beginning in the 18thc, Traveling by wagon and train the circus exposed Americans to sites and sounds never seen before, including exotic animals, people from far away lands and daring performances that required great skill and bravery. A popular form of entertainment for young and old, Haines brought the spirit of the circus to hundreds of people in an around Philadelphia through their elaborate puppet shows.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The Haines' circus puppet characters included Tightrope Star, Mitzi from Vienna, Boxers Kanga and Roo, Patagonian Pigs Pinkie and Patti, Tony the Dog in clown outfit, performing bears Laska, Pete and Repete, Flying Trapeze Artist Tim, Mugsy the Barker, and a Ringmaster.. Mitzi from Vienna is a Tightrope walker made from wood with hinged appendages and a swivel neck.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Her facial features are brightly painted and she wears a short wig with a rhinestone tiara. She is finely dressed in a blue ruffled tutu with a silversequined bodice and a multi tiered tulle skirt with blue and pink rosebuds at the waist. and blue ballet shoes. She is holding a wooden stick attached to a paper parasol that is decorated with blue cotton and sequinned mesh and trimmed with a ruffle. The top of the parasol is embellished with tiny rosebuds. Mitzi is operated by a 6 piece wooden airplane control, a one pieve wooden bar control and fifteen strings.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: classified
content: Puppetry
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Elizabeth and Frank D. Haines
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2007.0137.005.05
label: accession number
content: 2007.0137
label: catalog number
content: 2007.0137.005.05
objectType: label: Object Name
content: puppet
label: Object Name
content: puppet with parasol
label: Object Type
content: puppets
label: Object Type
content: marionettes
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (puppet material)
label: Physical Description
content: tulle (puppet material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (puppet material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (puppet material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (puppet material)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (parasol material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (puppet material)
label: Physical Description
content: mesh (parasol material)
label: Physical Description
content: sequins (parasol material)
label: Measurements
content: puppet: 16 1/2 in x 6 in x 2 in; 41.91 cm x 15.24 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: parasol: 6 1/2 in; 16.51 cm