Puppet
ca.1920 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Glove puppet of a horned red devil with carved wooden head, white bone horns, a cotton body and chamois leather hands. The carved face is painted red, with pointed chin, ears, prominent nose and cheekbones. The glove body consists of a full-length sleeved red cotton tunic with felt ruff at neck, and a twisted cotton tail
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, paint, bone, chamois leather, cotton and felt |
| Brief description | Glove puppet of a devil, made by Walter Wilkinson. English, ca.1920 |
| Physical description | Glove puppet of a horned red devil with carved wooden head, white bone horns, a cotton body and chamois leather hands. The carved face is painted red, with pointed chin, ears, prominent nose and cheekbones. The glove body consists of a full-length sleeved red cotton tunic with felt ruff at neck, and a twisted cotton tail |
| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Other number | P.98 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.261-1998 |
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| Record created | October 28, 2004 |
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