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Folk Art Puppet

Description

This puppet is a wonderful work of folk-art that has to be from the early 1900s. It has a cute painted face and pretty little blue shoes. It moves when the threads are pulled! I don't know much about it other than it belonged to my mother-in-law.

Category Folk Art
Medium Cloth, wood thread
Distinguishing marks Large botton at neck which looks to be from the early-1900s.
Condition Good
Size and dimensions of this item 15" high by 6" wide at shoulders
Date Period 1920s to late 1930s ?
Weight appprox.6ozs.
History My wife's mother had this for as long as memory serves her.
Price Paid (If known) None
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