Southern Gentleman Marionette
date: label: date made
content: 1957
name: label: user
content: Rollins, Hazelle H.
label: user
content: Southern Comfort Company
label: maker
content: Rollins, Hazelle H.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This is one of a pair of marionettes made of molded plastic with a painted face and is dressed in clothing resembling a dashing Southern gentleman and his lady friend. They were used on television to advertise a popular alcoholic drink, Southern Comfort, and are operated with eight strings. The male puppet, has white hair, moustache, and beard and wears a black suit with a cutaway jacket, a vest with gold buttons and a chain, a black ribbon tie and a large floppy hat.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Missouri, Kansas City
topic: label: general subject association
content: Puppetry
label: general subject association
content: Radio and television broadcasting
label: Subject
content: Television broadcasts
label: Subject
content: Consumerism
label: Subject
content: Drinking
label: general subject association
content: Television
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Puppets
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content: Advertising
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Hazelle H. and J. Woodson Rollins
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0362.01
label: accession number
content: 1982.0362
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0362.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: puppet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 1/2 in x 4 in; 41.91 cm x 10.16 cm