Two Paper Cut-Out Jumping Jack Dolls

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Two Paper Cut-Out Jumping Jack Dolls - Side Show Performers

1880s

Published by Oehmigke & Riemschneider, Neuruppin, Germany

Along with paper dolls and toy soldiers, jumping jacks were all the rage in Europe during the 1800s. Pinpoints mark where the joints were meant to be fastened together after the various body parts were cut out. Once strings were attached to the backs of their articulated limbs, jumping jacks could be made to perform as puppets or marionettes.

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Object Details

Title:

Two Paper Cut-Out Jumping Jack Dolls - Side Show Performers

Date:

1880s

Artist:

Published by Oehmigke & Riemschneider, Neuruppin, Germany

Medium:

Stencil-colored lithograph

Dimensions:

Sheet: 13 3/8 x 16 1/2 inches (34 x 41.9 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Alice Newton Osborn, 1961

Accession Number:

1961-59-583

Geography:

Published in Neuruppin, Germany, Europe

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