Not currently on display at the V&A

Puppet

ca.1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Shadow puppet of a bearded organ grinder constructed of nine pieces of intricately cut orange-coloured card, pierced and jointed with small metal studs. The figure is worked by perspex strips (three large and one small) and one small paper strip


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cut card, metal studs, perspex and paper
Brief description
Shadow puppet of an organ grinder. Hede Reidelbach Shadow Puppets. German, ca.1930. British Puppet & Model Theatre Guild Collection.
Physical description
Shadow puppet of a bearded organ grinder constructed of nine pieces of intricately cut orange-coloured card, pierced and jointed with small metal studs. The figure is worked by perspex strips (three large and one small) and one small paper strip
Dimensions
  • Height: 25cm (approximate)
  • Width: 15.5cm (approximate)
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Other number
P.231 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection
Accession number
S.608-2001

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Record createdOctober 25, 2004
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