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Guignol glove puppet

Glove Puppet
early 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Guignol glove-puppet, early 20th century, part of a set of assorted Guignol and Punch puppets. Guignol is the French Punch. These figures are all of the 20th century, but very much belong with their older ancestors.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Guignol glove puppet (generic title)
  • Assorted Guignol and Punch items (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Wood with painted decorations, sewn cotton dress, felt hat
Brief description
Guignol glove-puppet, early 20th century.
Physical description
Painted wooden head. Wooden arms fixed to wooden support. Wearing long cotton skirt, blue with white squared pattern. Also wearing grey felt hat.
Dimensions
  • From the top of the hat to the hem of the skirt height: 32.5cm
  • Width of wooden support holding the puppet's hands width: 22.2cm
Style
Credit line
Lanchester Collection
Literary referencePunch and Judy
Summary
Guignol glove-puppet, early 20th century, part of a set of assorted Guignol and Punch puppets. Guignol is the French Punch. These figures are all of the 20th century, but very much belong with their older ancestors.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
S.1055-2011

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Record createdMarch 15, 2012
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