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Puppet

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume doll of a man wearing an integral gold headdress decorated with painted pink and blue imitation gemstones. He wears a shocking pink robe with a skirt of tulip-petal shape panels, trimmed at the neckline, sleeves and skirt panel edges with yellow braid. There is a metallic round panel sewn to the centre of the robe at chest height, and a length of light blue nylon tassel decorating the robe at the waist. He wears pink cotton trousers and high white-soled black boots. The head and feet are of painted ceramic; the hands are missing


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Ceramic, paint, fabric, cotton, braid, nylon thread and imitation jewels
Brief description
Costume doll of a man. Chinese
Physical description
Costume doll of a man wearing an integral gold headdress decorated with painted pink and blue imitation gemstones. He wears a shocking pink robe with a skirt of tulip-petal shape panels, trimmed at the neckline, sleeves and skirt panel edges with yellow braid. There is a metallic round panel sewn to the centre of the robe at chest height, and a length of light blue nylon tassel decorating the robe at the waist. He wears pink cotton trousers and high white-soled black boots. The head and feet are of painted ceramic; the hands are missing
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Other number
P.70 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection
Accession number
S.496-2001

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Record createdSeptember 23, 2004
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