Marionette of a circus horse
Puppet
ca. 1980 (Made)
ca. 1980 (Made)
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Marionette of a circus horse, one of a set of circus figures made by Mary Shillabeer.
Object details
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| Title | Marionette of a circus horse (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Balsa wood, paint, leather, horsehair, metal, feathers, sequins andpaste gems |
| Brief description | Marionette of a circus horse, one of a set of circus figures made by Mary Shillabeer |
| Physical description | Carved wooden marionette of a circus horse with a black leather and gold chain bridle, the straps decorated with sequins and paste brilliants, with a red feather in his grey mane and another from the back of his very narrow saddle. With a grey plaited mane, a grey tail and a bell under its neck. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mary Shillabeer |
| Object history | Mary Shillabeer (1904-1992), the maker of this figure, trained as an artist and illustrator at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and moved to Edinburgh in 1942. She started making and manipulating marionettes in her 70s and made this set near the beginning of her career. She made various full-scale marionette shows such as Peter and the Wolf, Jou-Jou, Commedia dell'Arte and Babar the Elephant, some of which are now housed in the collection of the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh, the Purves Puppets Little Theatre in Biggar, near Edinburgh, and Ian Turbitt Puppets in Glasgow. |
| Summary | Marionette of a circus horse, one of a set of circus figures made by Mary Shillabeer. |
| Bibliographic reference | A Tribute to Mary Shillabeer. Animations, April/May 1993 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.142-1993 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2004 |
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