Bird Pipsqueak

CultureGerman
Titles
  • Bird Pipsqueak
Datemid-19th century
Made inGermany
MediumPapier-mâché
Dimensions5 5/8 × 3 1/2 × 2 in. (14.3 × 8.9 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.63.98
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Department
Bayou Bend
DescriptionSmall noisemaker toys like this include a bellows in the base to activate a reed or whistle, giving them the name “pipsqueaks.”
Provenance[Lambs Mill Antiques, Kutztown, Pennsylvania]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 24, 1963; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Exhibition History[The Voyage of Life], Houston Public Library, Houston TX, Jesse Jones (Central) Branch, February 1–27, 1994; Tuttle Branch, March 1–27, 1994; Heights Branch, March 29–April 24, 1994; Robinson-Westchase Branch, April 26–May 22, 1994; Smith Branch, May 24–June 19, 1994.

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