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Toytown Figure

1920-1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.4cm
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.50-2000

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Record createdNovember 14, 2000
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