Czech rod puppet
Puppet
ca.1930 (made)
ca.1930 (made)
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Rod puppet of a young aristocratic 18th-century gentleman, dressed in a cream silk cutaway jacket with pale green lining and purple buttons, cream silk knee breeches, an orange damask satin waistcoat with purple buttons and a cream cotton shirt with a lace jabot. He is clean-shaven, with a carved and painted wooden head with carved representation of a powdered wig, painted grey. He has a carved wooden body, wooden lower arms and legs, jointed at the knees, and his lower legs are painted cream to represent stockings. He has wire upper arms and stacked heel shoes, painted gold
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Title | Czech rod puppet (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Carved wood, paint, silk, damask, cotton, lace and metal |
Brief description | Rod puppet of an aristocratic 18th-century gentleman, from the Czech play, King John. Czech, ca.1930 |
Physical description | Rod puppet of a young aristocratic 18th-century gentleman, dressed in a cream silk cutaway jacket with pale green lining and purple buttons, cream silk knee breeches, an orange damask satin waistcoat with purple buttons and a cream cotton shirt with a lace jabot. He is clean-shaven, with a carved and painted wooden head with carved representation of a powdered wig, painted grey. He has a carved wooden body, wooden lower arms and legs, jointed at the knees, and his lower legs are painted cream to represent stockings. He has wire upper arms and stacked heel shoes, painted gold |
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Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
Object history | A dressed puppet of the same type as S.466 - S.480-2001. He is a character in a Czech play, King John, produced at Prague, ca.1930 |
Other number | P.29 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
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Accession number | S.481-2001 |
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Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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