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Podgy Pig

Puppet
1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rod puppet of Podgy Pig with a composition head and foam body on a metal frame. The hands are human and plastic. The figure is dressed in a brown nylon suit squared with black lines, a red waistcoat, black socks with red tops and brown leather shoes. A metal rod with a plastic handle is attached. Two thin metal rods are attached to the hands.


Object details

Object type
TitlePodgy Pig (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Rod puppet of Podgy Pig made in the 1960s
Physical description
Rod puppet of Podgy Pig with a composition head and foam body on a metal frame. The hands are human and plastic. The figure is dressed in a brown nylon suit squared with black lines, a red waistcoat, black socks with red tops and brown leather shoes. A metal rod with a plastic handle is attached. Two thin metal rods are attached to the hands.
Dimensions
  • Figure only height: 67cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Nancy Fletcher
Collection
Accession number
B.262-2000

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Record createdMarch 19, 2001
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