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Prop, Theatrical

Object number2015.99.12

Date2005

MediumCeramic(?)/Paint/Fabric/Metal/Plastic

Credit LineGift of Macy's Inc.

DescriptionPrince Charming window figure. Ceramic(?) body with pink and green jacket, pants, and cape. Jacket is made of green and white embroidered fabric with pink fabric at the cuffs. Jacket has high collar, tails, and shoulder boards with fringe. Jacket is adorned with prisms, cording, and ribbon that are glued, sewn, and stapled in place. Pants are green fabric with pink and gold stripe down each side. Cape is pink satin on exterior and pink and white brocade on the interior, has a high collar, and is stapled to the figure. The figure's ceramic feet/boots are painted gold. Face and hands are painted flesh-colored and face has painted features. Black yarn for hair that is shoulder-length and tied back. Gold fabric crown on head features glued adornments. Hands have three areas of glue where an object, presumably the glass slipper, was previously attached. Figure swivels from side to side at waist. Base of the proper right foot/boot ends in a metal bolt with an angled nut on it. Mechanical/electrical elements are not intact.DimensionsFigure only: Height 36.5, Width 10, Depth 10;
With added base: Height 47, Width 11, Depth 14.
Historical NotesThe Cinderella figures were originally displayed at Marshall-Fields in 2005 and were then displayed at Kaufmann's in downtown Pittsburgh circa 2007. Part of a collection of artifacts that document the downtown location of Kaufmann’s (became Macy’s) department store. This large collection of items was field gathered from the downtown location of Macy’s (formerly Kaufmann’s) after the store’s final closing was announced in the fall of 2015. Label TextMacy’s 2007 Christmas display in Pittsburgh told the story of Cinderella in five windows. The figures symbolized the change that took place nationwide in 2006 when Federated Department Stores converted many legendary names to Macy’s. The Cinderella figures originally came from Chicago, where they were shown at Marshall Field’s.

Related institution Kaufmann's Department Store (1871 - 2005)

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