Larry the Lamb
Toytown Puppet
1920-1930 (made)
1920-1930 (made)
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Small animal figure with articulated joints painted white with black extremities. There is a short tail. The ears are missing. The mouth is carved open. The joints consisit of metal pins and there is a metal loop on the bottom for attaching.
Object details
Object type | |
Title | Larry the Lamb (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood |
Brief description | Painted wooden puppet, Larry the Lamb, made by S G Hulme Beaman in the 1920s |
Physical description | Small animal figure with articulated joints painted white with black extremities. There is a short tail. The ears are missing. The mouth is carved open. The joints consisit of metal pins and there is a metal loop on the bottom for attaching. |
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Credit line | Given by Betty Billett |
Object history | One of Hulme Beaman's own original Toytown puppets 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.75-2000 |
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Record created | February 19, 2001 |
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