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Glove puppet of a pirate

Puppet
ca.1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Glove puppet of a mustachio'd pirate, with detachable hat, pistol and rapier, made by H.W. Whanslaw for an uncompleted Puppet Guild film. English, ca.1950


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Puppet
  • Glove Puppet
  • Puppet
  • Glove Puppet
  • Puppet
  • Glove Puppet
  • Puppet
  • Glove Puppet
TitleGlove puppet of a pirate (generic title)
Brief description
Glove puppet of a mustachio'd pirate, with detachable hat, pistol and rapier, made by H.W. Whanslaw for an uncompleted Puppet Guild film. English, ca.1950
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.1cm
  • Width: 16.4cm
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Object history
This puppet and a second pirate (S.137:1/2-2001) were made for a Puppet Guild film about pirates which was never completed.
Other number
P.195 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection
Accession number
S.436:1 to 4-2001

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Record createdSeptember 3, 2004
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