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Mademoiselle Oolala

Glove Puppet
ca. 1972 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Puppet of Mademoiselle Oolala, part of a group of puppets entitled At the Moulin Rouge. These extremely intricate puppets were made by Marjanka Vrabcova of The State Puppet Theatre, Prague, for performances by Richard Gill, 1972. They are in polystirene, resin, metal and fabric.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Mademoiselle Oolala (generic title)
  • At the Moulin Rouge (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Made with polystyrene, resin and metal, feather, sewn fabric, painted
Brief description
Puppet of Mademoiselle Oolala, made by Marjanka Vrabcova of The State Puppet Theatre, Prague, for performances by Richard Gill, 1972.
Physical description
Wearing bodice in black embroidered tulle, applied to the body, and black fabric skirt. Also wearing black embroidered hat with purple feather.
Dimensions
  • From the crown of the head to the hem of the skirt height: 84cm
  • Arm to arm width: 24cm
Credit line
Lanchester Collection
Summary
Puppet of Mademoiselle Oolala, part of a group of puppets entitled At the Moulin Rouge. These extremely intricate puppets were made by Marjanka Vrabcova of The State Puppet Theatre, Prague, for performances by Richard Gill, 1972. They are in polystirene, resin, metal and fabric.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
S.1064-2011

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Record createdMarch 15, 2012
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