Toytown Figure
1920-1930 (made)
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Female (girl) wooden figure with articulated head, arms and legs. It is painted, the body and upper arms pale blue and shaped to form a short dress. The feet are black and the calves white (socks). The face, arms, hands and legs are flesh coloured. The hair is carved and painted brown in a bob. There are two strips of painted card forming the dress side edges with an additional strip covering the wood at the back. The face features are painted apart from the nose which is carved. The arms are articulated by means of metal pins.
Object details
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood and card |
Brief description | Painted wooden figure, girl, made by S G Hulme Beaman in the 1920s |
Physical description | Female (girl) wooden figure with articulated head, arms and legs. It is painted, the body and upper arms pale blue and shaped to form a short dress. The feet are black and the calves white (socks). The face, arms, hands and legs are flesh coloured. The hair is carved and painted brown in a bob. There are two strips of painted card forming the dress side edges with an additional strip covering the wood at the back. 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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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 |
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Accession number | B.50-2000 |
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Record created | November 14, 2000 |
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