Toytown
Figure
1920-1930 (made)
1920-1930 (made)
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Male wooden figure with articulated head, arms and legs. It is painted to denote a Boy Scout in uniform. The body and arms are blue with a green painted neckerchief. The upper legs are buff, denoting shorts. The feet are black and the lower calves blue (socks). The face, hands and legs are pinkish. The crown of the hat is carved and the brim is of card, both painted buff. The face features are painted apart from the nose which is carved. The arms are articulated by means of metal pins.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Toytown (series title) |
Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood, metal, painted card |
Brief description | Painted wooden figure, Boy Scout, made by S G Hulme Beaman in the 1920s |
Physical description | Male wooden figure with articulated head, arms and legs. It is painted to denote a Boy Scout in uniform. The body and arms are blue with a green painted neckerchief. The upper legs are buff, denoting shorts. The feet are black and the lower calves blue (socks). The face, hands and legs are pinkish. The crown of the hat is carved and the brim is of card, both painted buff. The face features are painted apart from the nose which is carved. The arms are articulated by means of metal pins. |
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Production type | Unique |
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 |
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Bibliographic reference | Hulme Beaman, S.G. The Book of Toytown and Larry the Lamb, London: Harrap, 1979 |
Collection | |
Accession number | B.48-2000 |
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Record created | November 14, 2000 |
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