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Puppet

ca.1975 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Glove puppet of a white-faced Clown with carved and painted face and hands, and three tufts of chestnut brown hair carved and painted. He wears a white artificial fabric robe with a ruff of the same fabric, trimmed with red braid. His cuffs are trimmed with red and black braid and there is a blue artificial silk central panel on his robe trimmed with navy, white and red braid and two red felt 'buttons' which also feature in the flounced panel at knee-height on his robe

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read "That's the way to do it!" A history of Punch & Judy Punch and Judy is the traditional puppet show featuring Mr. Punch and his wife Judy. An archetypical and controversial British figure with his origins in the charismatic 16th century Italian puppet Pulcinella, Mr Punch has been performing in the UK for over 350 years.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved wood, paint, synthetic fabric, braid, artificial silk and felt
Brief description
Glove puppet of a white-faced Clown. Tickner Exemplary Punch and Judy figure, made by Fred Tickner. English, ca.1975
Physical description
Glove puppet of a white-faced Clown with carved and painted face and hands, and three tufts of chestnut brown hair carved and painted. He wears a white artificial fabric robe with a ruff of the same fabric, trimmed with red braid. His cuffs are trimmed with red and black braid and there is a blue artificial silk central panel on his robe trimmed with navy, white and red braid and two red felt 'buttons' which also feature in the flounced panel at knee-height on his robe
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Object history
One of a set of Punch and Judy figures made by the puppet maker, Fred Tickner and presented to the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild as an exemplar
Other number
P.12 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection
Accession number
S.556-2001

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Record createdOctober 6, 2004
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