Puppet
mid 20th century (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Small marionette of Pantaloon. His painted face, curly white beard and hair are moulded from composition material. He has carved and painted hands, arms, legs and feet, and wears a black woollen jacket and ragged trousers cut off at the knee. The jacket has a large yellow collar with scalloped edges. Attached to a wooden control bar
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, paint, wool, composition and string |
| Brief description | Marionette of Pantaloon. Mayhew Puppet Theatre. English, mid 20th century |
| Physical description | Small marionette of Pantaloon. His painted face, curly white beard and hair are moulded from composition material. He has carved and painted hands, arms, legs and feet, and wears a black woollen jacket and ragged trousers cut off at the knee. The jacket has a large yellow collar with scalloped edges. Attached to a wooden control bar |
| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Object history | This puppet, S.589 - S.590-2001, and S.592 - S.593-2001 were made for a production called Harlequinade |
| Other number | P.263 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.591-2001 |
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| Record created | October 18, 2004 |
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