Hand-Puppet
ca.1950 (made)
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This sheep puppet, part of a set of four farmyard animals was used on the iconic BBC children's programme Whirligig in the 1950s. The animals featured as some of the friends of the main puppet character, Mr. Turnip. The puppets have been made by the puppeteer, Joy Laurey, who also operated the puppets on the show. She later went on to work on puppets with Gerry Anderson, who is perhaps most famous for his Thunderbird puppets.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stitched material and carved wood |
| Brief description | Puppet of a sheep made by puppeteer and T.V presenter Joy Laurey. Made of felt and twisted fibres. Used alongside Mr. Turnip on BBC programme Whirligig in the 1950s. |
| Physical description | This hand puppet depicts a caricature of a sheep. The sheep is made of cream coloured felt and twisted cotton fibres applied (resembling wool) and hand stitched joints. It has a firm stuffed head with black stitched nose and mouth features and carved wooden eyes, painted black and stitched on. There are two upper legs made of soft stuffed fabric, white with black hooves. The puppet has access for a hand and hollow spaces to operate the head and the legs with fingers. |
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| Credit line | Given by David Harrison |
| Summary | This sheep puppet, part of a set of four farmyard animals was used on the iconic BBC children's programme Whirligig in the 1950s. The animals featured as some of the friends of the main puppet character, Mr. Turnip. The puppets have been made by the puppeteer, Joy Laurey, who also operated the puppets on the show. She later went on to work on puppets with Gerry Anderson, who is perhaps most famous for his Thunderbird puppets. |
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| Accession number | B.75-2009 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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