Laska the Roller Skating Bear 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. Popular with all ages, the 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..
label: Description (Brief)
content: Laska the Rollier Skating bear is made from wood and covered in a fabric of faux plush fur. His neck swivels and his limbs are attached and hinged to his body. He has plastic eyes and a red stitched mouth and nose. He has a bright orange tulle ruff around his neck and a conical shaped orange hat embellisshed with gold netting and a pair of metal roller skateson his feet. He is operated with a 5-piece wooden airplane control with ten strings.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: classified
content: Puppetry
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2007.0137.005.04
label: accession number
content: 2007.0137
label: catalog number
content: 2007.0137.005.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: puppet
label: Object Type
content: puppets
label: Object Type
content: marionettes
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plush (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fiber, synthetic, rayon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tulle (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ribbon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 7 in x 3 in; 35.56 cm x 17.78 cm x 7.62 cm