Kermit the Frog PEZ Dispenser
Object Details
- performer
- Henson, Jim
- Pez Candy, Incorporated
- Description (Brief)
- A candy dispenser made by PEZ Candy, Inc. featuring the likeness of Kermit the Frog. Kermit is a bright green frog who is the star and host of The Muppet Show and appears on Sesame Street. He is one of Jim Henson’s earliest creations, dating back to 1955 and his appearance on Sam and Friends on the Washington, D.C., NBC affiliate station. Kermit is a calm, level-headed character who is constantly trying to keep everything together as he is surrounded by craziness.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Dwight Blocker Bowers
- 1991
- ID Number
- 1999.0119.04
- accession number
- 1999.0119
- catalog number
- 1999.0119.04
- Object Name
- dispenser, candy
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 13.97 cm x 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm
- place made
- Czech Republic
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Jim Henson
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Muppet Show
- Puppetry
- Record ID
- nmah_1519301
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-7a52-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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