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Artist/Maker	Elizabeth Waghorn (designer) Beverley Coleclough (carver) Nicola Howard-Jones (carver)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Puppet of an Old Man, 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.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Puppetry
Object type	Glove puppet
Titles	Puppet (generic title) An Old Man (generic title) The Feast of Lanterns (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Carved and painted wood, sewn and stuffed fabric Wood Fabric Wool Cotton (Textile) Velveteen Silk (Textile) Sewing Carving Stuffing
Brief description	Puppet of an old man, for the show The Feast of Lanterns, ca. 1968-1969
Physical description	Puppet of an Old Man. Face in carved and painted wood, with applied hair and eyebrows in wool. Arms made of stuffed fabric, no hands. Puppet dress is in grey-green velveteen, with inside cotton lining, white. Silk lining inside sleeves. Upper part of the dress fastened with hooks made of green rope. Two patches sewn on the dress, with yellow and orange wool.
Dimensions	Crown of the head to hem of the dress height: 80cm Width between outstretched sleeves width: 93cm
Credit line	Lanchester Collection
Literary reference	The Feast of Lanterns
Summary	Puppet of an Old Man, 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	S.1081-2011 (Ensemble) S.1082-2011 (Ensemble) S.1083-2011 (Ensemble) S.1084:1-2011 (Ensemble) S.1085:1-2011 (Ensemble) S.1087:1-2011 (Ensemble) S.1088-2011 (Ensemble) S.1089-2011 (Ensemble) S.1090-2011 (Ensemble)
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.1086-2011

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Record created	March 23, 2012
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1245054/puppet-glove-puppet-elizabeth-waghorn/

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