Not currently on display at the V&A

Puppet

mid 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker

Small marionette of John Worthing. He has carved and painted arms, torso and legs and his painted head and face are moulded from composition material. He wears a black woollen jacket and trousers, a cream waistcoat and metal fob chain, and a red cotton cravat fastened by an imitation diamond tie pin. Attached to a wooden control bar


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved wood, paint, composition, wool, cotton, metal, imitation jewels and string
Brief description
Marionette of John Worthing, from Oscar Wilde's play, The Importance of Being Earnest. Mayhew Puppet Theatre. English, mid 20th century
Physical description
Small marionette of John Worthing. He has carved and painted arms, torso and legs and his painted head and face are moulded from composition material. He wears a black woollen jacket and trousers, a cream waistcoat and metal fob chain, and a red cotton cravat fastened by an imitation diamond tie pin. Attached to a wooden control bar
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Object history
This puppet and S.594-2001 were used in a scene from Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest
Other number
P.268 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection
Accession number
S.595-2001

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Record createdOctober 18, 2004
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