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George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection

Drawing
ca. 1991 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing portraying Polish version of Mr. Punch, send to George Speaight from Adam Kilian in 1991. George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGeorge Speaight Punch & Judy Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
drawing in black pen and crayon on tracing paper
Brief description
Drawing portraying Polish version of Mr. Punch, send to George Speaight from Adam Kilian in 1991. George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection.
Physical description
Mr. Punch in this rather colourful version has long sleeves oversized. Signed and dated 1991
Dimensions
  • Height: 32.6cm
  • Width: 23.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Polish vevrsion/ of Mr. Punch' (Incribedon lower left corner)
  • 'Poppenkst v/d Dam-Amsterdam' (Inscribed in front of puppet booth.)
    Translation
    Puppet show in Dam Square, Amsterdam'
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the V&A in 2010.
Summary
Drawing portraying Polish version of Mr. Punch, send to George Speaight from Adam Kilian in 1991. George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection.
Other number
Puppets from other countries
Collection
Accession number
S.1219-2010

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Record createdJune 24, 2010
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