Puppet
1960s (made)
Place of origin |
Toy marionette of a man, or possibly a woman dressed as a man, with painted clay head, body, arms and hands, legs and feet. His face is painted with chestnut brown paint to represent hair, and he has clearly defined black eyebrows, eyelashes and red lips. He wears a black painted top hat, modelled in clay, a fine black woollen jacket and trousers and a piece of loose-weave white cotton fabric representing a shirt. His legs and boots are painted a shiny black. The figure is not strung
Object details
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Clay, wood, paint,wool and cotton |
Brief description | Toy marionette of a man. Italian, 1960s |
Physical description | Toy marionette of a man, or possibly a woman dressed as a man, with painted clay head, body, arms and hands, legs and feet. His face is painted with chestnut brown paint to represent hair, and he has clearly defined black eyebrows, eyelashes and red lips. He wears a black painted top hat, modelled in clay, a fine black woollen jacket and trousers and a piece of loose-weave white cotton fabric representing a shirt. His legs and boots are painted a shiny black. The figure is not strung |
Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
Object history | One of a type of toy marionette sold in Italian street fairs |
Associated objects |
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Other number | P.124 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
Collection | |
Accession number | S.586-2001 |
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Record created | October 18, 2004 |
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