George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection
Poster
1970s (printed)
1970s (printed)
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Punch and Judy are unlikely poster stars. These protagonists of knockabout puppet plays, presented in small booths at British seaside resorts and other outside venues, have been famous for over three hundred years, but rarely inspire sophisticated advertising.
In 1967 Denis Piper produced an illustrated guide to Madame Tussaud’s, the London home of waxworks in the Marylebone Road. This image is undated but may have been made in the late 1960s or the 1970s.
In 1967 Denis Piper produced an illustrated guide to Madame Tussaud’s, the London home of waxworks in the Marylebone Road. This image is undated but may have been made in the late 1960s or the 1970s.
Object details
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| Title | George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen print |
| Brief description | Poster advertising Punch and Judy At Tussaud's this Christmas. Screen print by Denis Piper (1928-1987). George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection |
| Physical description | Poster for Punch and Judy At Tussaud's this Christmas. On a white backgound the illustration and words are printed in bright green, purple and red. |
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the V&A in 2010. |
| Summary | Punch and Judy are unlikely poster stars. These protagonists of knockabout puppet plays, presented in small booths at British seaside resorts and other outside venues, have been famous for over three hundred years, but rarely inspire sophisticated advertising. In 1967 Denis Piper produced an illustrated guide to Madame Tussaud’s, the London home of waxworks in the Marylebone Road. This image is undated but may have been made in the late 1960s or the 1970s. |
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| Other number | poster folder |
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| Accession number | S.1356-2010 |
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| Record created | June 29, 2010 |
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