Not currently on display at the V&A

Puppet

Puppet
ca. 1950s (made)
Artist/Maker
Sergei Obrasztov (maker)
Place of origin
Moscow (made)

A simple head, with blonde hair, part of a set of two. Made by Sergei Obrasztov, the great Moscow Puppet-Master, and used by him in his celebrated item The Bare-Hand Ballet. Ca. 1950s.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Puppetry
Object type
Puppet
Titles
  • Puppet (generic title)
  • Famous faces (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Painted and carved wood
Wood
Paint
Carving
Painting
Brief description
A simple head, with blond hair, part of a set of two. Made by the puppet-master Sergei Obrasztov, ca. 1950s.
Physical description
Made of carved wood. Painted blond hair, black eyelids and red mouth. Applied square nose.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8cm
  • Width: 8cm
Credit line
Lanchester Collection
Summary
A simple head, with blonde hair, part of a set of two. Made by Sergei Obrasztov, the great Moscow Puppet-Master, and used by him in his celebrated item The Bare-Hand Ballet. Ca. 1950s.
Associated objects
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1078-2011

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Record createdMarch 16, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1244810/puppet-puppet-sergei-obrasztov/
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