Puppet
1960s (made)
| Place of origin |
Toy marionette of a man, possibly a commedia dell'arte figure, with painted clay head, body, legs and feet. His hair, beard and moustache are painted matt grey and he has a painted black mask. He wears a tan-coloured hat made from cotton stocking material; a brown felt jerkin worn over a brushed cotton shirt tied with a salmon-pink waist belt, and brown woollen trousers. His legs are painted matt grey and his boots a shiny black. The figure is not strung
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Clay, wood, paint, cotton and brushed cotton, felt and wool |
| Brief description | Toy marionette of a man, possibly a commedia dell'arte figure. Italian, 1960s |
| Physical description | Toy marionette of a man, possibly a commedia dell'arte figure, with painted clay head, body, legs and feet. His hair, beard and moustache are painted matt grey and he has a painted black mask. He wears a tan-coloured hat made from cotton stocking material; a brown felt jerkin worn over a brushed cotton shirt tied with a salmon-pink waist belt, and brown woollen trousers. His legs are painted matt grey and his boots 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 |
| Literary reference | Commedia dell'Arte |
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| Other number | P.126 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.588-2001 |
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| Record created | October 18, 2004 |
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