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Princess shadow puppet

Shadow Puppet
1979 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Shadow puppet of a princess from Richard Gill's production of Wang-Su the Doctor at the Polka theatre. The puppet is made of black cut card, mounted onto clear acrylic sheet. The puppet comprises of 6 pieces of card joined together. The puppet has jointed legs and arms, and is decorated with blue, red and green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePrincess shadow puppet (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Cut and decorated card
Brief description
Princess shadow puppet designed by Julia Lee- Delisle for the Polka Theatre's production Wang Su the Doctor in 1979.
Physical description
Shadow puppet of a princess from Richard Gill's production of Wang-Su the Doctor at the Polka theatre. The puppet is made of black cut card, mounted onto clear acrylic sheet. The puppet comprises of 6 pieces of card joined together. The puppet has jointed legs and arms, and is decorated with blue, red and green.
Dimensions
  • From the top to the bottom height: 37cm
  • Widest part width: 24cm
Content description
The figures for Wang Su the Doctor were copied by Julia Lee Delisle from the original Chinese which she found in a book.
Marks and inscriptions
Julia Lee-Delisle
Credit line
Lanchester Collection
Collection
Accession number
S. 1026-2011

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Record createdMarch 14, 2012
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