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Puppet

Glove Puppet
ca. 1968-1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Elizabeth Waghorn (designer)
Beverley Coleclough (carver)
Nicola Howard-Jones (carver)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Puppet of The Old Emperor for the show The Feast of Lanterns. This puppet is part of a fine set designed by Elizabeth Waghorn and carved by Beverley Coleclough and Nicola Howard-Jones. The Feast of Lanterns, written and directed by Richard Gill, toured widely for 'Polka' in 1968-1969 and was one of the first plays to mix actors and puppets. The figures are carved in Jelutong.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Puppetry
Object type
Glove puppet
Titles
  • Puppet (generic title)
  • The Old Emperor (generic title)
  • The Feast of Lanterns (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Carved and painted wood, sewn fabric
Wood
Fabric
Carving
Painting
Sewing
Brief description
Puppet of The Old Emperor, for the show The Feast of Lanterns, ca. 1968-1969
Physical description
Puppet of The Old Emperor, for the show The Feast of Lanterns. Head, arms and hands in carved and painted Jelutong wood. Head and hands painted in grey. Applied beard. Wearing a brown velvet dress with glitter appliques in silver, pink and blue. Edge of the sleeves finished in white and pink fabric. Also wearing a ribbon around the neck, in white and pink fabric and gold string.
Dimensions
  • Crown of the head to hem of the skirt height: 79cm
  • Width between outstretched arms width: 65cm
Credit line
Lanchester Collection
Literary referenceThe Feast of Lanterns
Summary
Puppet of The Old Emperor for the show The Feast of Lanterns. This puppet is part of a fine set designed by Elizabeth Waghorn and carved by Beverley Coleclough and Nicola Howard-Jones. The Feast of Lanterns, written and directed by Richard Gill, toured widely for 'Polka' in 1968-1969 and was one of the first plays to mix actors and puppets. The figures are carved in Jelutong.
Associated objects
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1081-2011

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Record createdMarch 21, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1244940/puppet-glove-puppet-elizabeth-waghorn/
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