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Parker

Puppet
1965-1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Marionette puppet of Parker, a character from the children's television programme Thunderbirds. The puppet has a composition head and polyurethane foam body, mounted on a metal frame. The figure is dressed in a grey nylon suit with striped trousers, a white shirt, stiff collar with black bow tie, and black leather shoes with balsa wood soles. There is a silver metal watch chain across the waist front. The head is articulated and the eyes and lower lip move. The features are moulded with particularly bushy eyebrows and the hair is grey. Nylon strings are attached to the head, arms and legs and joined to wood and metal struts which move the figure.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleParker (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Moulded composition; polyurethane foam; metal; nylon; leather; balsa wood
Brief description
Marionette puppet of Parker (Thunderbirds), made in the 1960s by Christine Glanville
Physical description
Marionette puppet of Parker, a character from the children's television programme Thunderbirds. The puppet has a composition head and polyurethane foam body, mounted on a metal frame. The figure is dressed in a grey nylon suit with striped trousers, a white shirt, stiff collar with black bow tie, and black leather shoes with balsa wood soles. There is a silver metal watch chain across the waist front. The head is articulated and the eyes and lower lip move. The features are moulded with particularly bushy eyebrows and the hair is grey. Nylon strings are attached to the head, arms and legs and joined to wood and metal struts which move the figure.
Dimensions
  • Figure only height: 800mm
  • Width: 340mm
  • Depth: 200mm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Nancy Fletcher
Object history
Bequeathed by Nancy Fletcher (1924-1999), known professionally as Christine Glanville, who worked with Gerry Anderson as a puppeteer.
Collection
Accession number
B.265-2000

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Record createdMarch 19, 2001
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