Marionette of a Chelsea Pensioner
Marionette
ca.1930 (made)
ca.1930 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The maker of this puppet Harry Bigg was the brother- in-law of H.W. Whanslaw (known as Whanny) whose 1923 book Everybody's Theatre led in 1925 to the formation of the British Model Theatre Guild (later the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild). Bigg was also associated with Whanslow's London Marionette Theatre, where many techniques of puppet construction and control were developed, and was a puppeteer in the 1956 film The Adventures of Timothy Telescope that featured Whanslaw's puppet Cactus the Camel (S.453-2001). Harry Bigg's son Ronald Bigg made the marionette of a workman (S.438-2001) in the museum's collection.
This puppet of a Chelsea Pensioner in his distinctive uniform can be seen being operated in the photograph (S.3495-2013) taken at the 13th exhibition of the British Puppet and Model theatre Guild in 1938 at Victory House in London's Leicester Square.
This puppet of a Chelsea Pensioner in his distinctive uniform can be seen being operated in the photograph (S.3495-2013) taken at the 13th exhibition of the British Puppet and Model theatre Guild in 1938 at Victory House in London's Leicester Square.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Marionette of a Chelsea Pensioner (generic title) |
| Brief description | Marionette of a Chelsea Pensioner with horizontal wooden control bar, made by Harry Bigg. English, ca.1930 |
| Physical description | S.624:1-2001 Marionette of a Chelsea Pensioner, unstrung S.624:2-2001 Wooden horizontal control bar for Chelsea Pensioner marionette |
| Marks and inscriptions | The rod is marked PG-P255, the British Puppet & Model Theatre Guild number of the marionette |
| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Summary | The maker of this puppet Harry Bigg was the brother- in-law of H.W. Whanslaw (known as Whanny) whose 1923 book Everybody's Theatre led in 1925 to the formation of the British Model Theatre Guild (later the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild). Bigg was also associated with Whanslow's London Marionette Theatre, where many techniques of puppet construction and control were developed, and was a puppeteer in the 1956 film The Adventures of Timothy Telescope that featured Whanslaw's puppet Cactus the Camel (S.453-2001). Harry Bigg's son Ronald Bigg made the marionette of a workman (S.438-2001) in the museum's collection. This puppet of a Chelsea Pensioner in his distinctive uniform can be seen being operated in the photograph (S.3495-2013) taken at the 13th exhibition of the British Puppet and Model theatre Guild in 1938 at Victory House in London's Leicester Square. |
| Associated object | S.3495-2013 (Object) |
| Other number | P.255 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.624:1 to 2 -2001 |
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| Record created | October 28, 2004 |
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