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George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection

Print
1977 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Flyer attached to card printed with a set of cut-out Punch & Judy characters. The characters are 'a reconstruction of H. G. Clarke's THE MAGIC PUNCH & JUDY first published [ca.] 1875' by Mike Bartley. The flyer reads:

Member of the BRITISH PUPPET & MODEL THETRE GUILD / Mike Bartley / REVIVES / THE MAGIC / PUNCH AND JUDY / 41 COOPER ROAD, WESBURY-ON-TRYM, BRISTOL BS( 3QZ / BRISTOL (0272) 621955


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleGeorge Speaight Punch & Judy Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
black ink on card
Brief description
Flyer attached to card printed with a set of cut-out Punch & Judy characters, Mike Bartley, 1977, George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection.
Physical description
Flyer printed in black ink on thin paper glued to a large piece of card.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18cm
  • Width: 10.5cm
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the V&A in 2010.
Subject depicted
Literary referencePunch & Judy
Summary
Flyer attached to card printed with a set of cut-out Punch & Judy characters. The characters are 'a reconstruction of H. G. Clarke's THE MAGIC PUNCH & JUDY first published [ca.] 1875' by Mike Bartley. The flyer reads:

Member of the BRITISH PUPPET & MODEL THETRE GUILD / Mike Bartley / REVIVES / THE MAGIC / PUNCH AND JUDY / 41 COOPER ROAD, WESBURY-ON-TRYM, BRISTOL BS( 3QZ / BRISTOL (0272) 621955
Collection
Accession number
S.1051:1-2010

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Record createdJune 16, 2010
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