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Puppet


Glove puppet of an elf-like figure with a stiffened moulded pink felt face with long pointed nose and painted features, and pink felt hands. He has a tuft of yellow wool hair showing under a red and green pointed felt hat with a bell at the end, a red and green felt one-piece 'clown' suit; with yellow circles of felt on the centre front and on the black felt shoes to denote pom-poms. With a cream cotton net ruff, edged with red felt, and cream cotton net ruffs at wrists and ankles


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Felt, paint, wool, net and metal
Brief description
Glove puppet of an elf-like figure
Physical description
Glove puppet of an elf-like figure with a stiffened moulded pink felt face with long pointed nose and painted features, and pink felt hands. He has a tuft of yellow wool hair showing under a red and green pointed felt hat with a bell at the end, a red and green felt one-piece 'clown' suit; with yellow circles of felt on the centre front and on the black felt shoes to denote pom-poms. With a cream cotton net ruff, edged with red felt, and cream cotton net ruffs at wrists and ankles
Dimensions
  • Height: 52cm
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Other number
P.128 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection
Accession number
S.446-2001

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2004
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