Puppet
late 1920s (made)
Marionette of 'Bell-Belle', a peasant girl. Carved and painted wood, the head with blonde hair and a painted face with glass eyes. Her arms and legs articulated. She wears an old gold blouse with puff sleeves, a green knee-length skirt trimmed with gold ribbon, a green velvet bolero trimmed with similar ribbon and a multi-coloured tie belt edged with gold coins. With an attached circular percussion instrument consisting of a wooden frame with six small bells
Object details
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Carved wood, paint, glass, fabric, ribbon, velvet, metal and string. Suspected use of human hair. |
Brief description | Marionette of 'Bell-Belle', a peasant girl, D'Albert Marionettes, English, late 1920s |
Physical description | Marionette of 'Bell-Belle', a peasant girl. Carved and painted wood, the head with blonde hair and a painted face with glass eyes. Her arms and legs articulated. She wears an old gold blouse with puff sleeves, a green knee-length skirt trimmed with gold ribbon, a green velvet bolero trimmed with similar ribbon and a multi-coloured tie belt edged with gold coins. With an attached circular percussion instrument consisting of a wooden frame with six small bells |
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Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
Object history | This puppet was used by the D'Albert Marionettes, active 1921 - 1958 |
Other number | P.290 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
Collection | |
Accession number | S.460-2001 |
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Record created | September 9, 2004 |
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