Puppet
1960s (made)
| Place of origin |
Toy marionette of a traditional Sicilian puppet soldier, with painted clay head, helmet, body, lower arms and hands, legs and feet. His helmet is silver with a gold crest; his torso is painted with a gold breast-plate and his face with clearly defined black eyebrows, eyelashes and red lips. His legs and boots are painted in matt paint. He wears tan-coloured cotton trousers and sleeves. The figure is not strung
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Clay, wood, paint and cotton |
| Brief description | Toy marionette of a soldier. Italian, 1960s |
| Physical description | Toy marionette of a traditional Sicilian puppet soldier, with painted clay head, helmet, body, lower arms and hands, legs and feet. His helmet is silver with a gold crest; his torso is painted with a gold breast-plate and his face with clearly defined black eyebrows, eyelashes and red lips. His legs and boots are painted in matt paint. He wears tan-coloured cotton trousers and sleeves. 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.125 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.587-2001 |
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| Record created | October 18, 2004 |
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