Harlequin
Toytown Figure
1920-1930 (made)
1920-1930 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Male wooden figure with articulated head, arms and legs. It is painted, the body, legs and arms are green with a harlequinade pattern of black diamonds with yellow line. The feet and ankles are white with black toes and heels.The face and hands are flesh coloured and the head and top part of the face painted black to denote a mask. The face features are painted on apart from the nose which is carved. The figure carries a metal hammer in its right hand. The arms are articulated by means of metal pins.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Harlequin (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood |
| Brief description | Painted wooden figure, Harlequin, made by S G Hulme Beaman in the 1920s |
| Physical description | Male wooden figure with articulated head, arms and legs. It is painted, the body, legs and arms are green with a harlequinade pattern of black diamonds with yellow line. The feet and ankles are white with black toes and heels.The face and hands are flesh coloured and the head and top part of the face painted black to denote a mask. The face features are painted on apart from the nose which is carved. The figure carries a metal hammer in its right hand. The arms are articulated by means of metal pins. |
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| Credit line | Given by Betty Billett |
| Object history | One of Hulme Beaman's own original Toytown figures that he used for scene-setting prior to writing and illustrating his stories and plays |
| Bibliographic reference | Hulme Beaman, S.G. The Book of Toytown and Larry the Lamb, London: Harrap, 1979 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.42-2000 |
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| Record created | November 2, 2000 |
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