Plaster Replica of Nipper
Object Details
- Description
- This is a plaster replica of Nipper the dog that was made around 1930-1950. The image of Nipper in front of a phonograph listening to “His Master’s Voice” was used as a logo for a variety of record companies, most notably RCA Victor. Nipper became a popular mascot for RCA, and his likeness was used in variety of advertisements and merchandise. This Nipper replica was likely given to a shop owner as a reward for high sales of RCA products.
- ID Number
- 2015.3089.01
- catalog number
- 2015.3089.01
- nonaccession number
- 2015.3089
- Object Name
- dog
- Physical Description
- black (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- paper mache (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in x 5 1/2 in x 10 1/8 in; 25.4 cm x 13.97 cm x 25.7175 cm
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- Work and Industry: Retail and Marketing
- Popular Entertainment
- Advertising
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1695357
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b1-b27c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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