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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
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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 |
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Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
Other number | P.70 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
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Accession number | S.496-2001 |
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Record created | September 23, 2004 |
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