Puppet
late 20th century (made)
Rod puppet of The Grandfather He has a carved and painted face with a long carved pointed beard, painted grey, and grey beetling eyebrows, wispy grey hair, and felt hands. He wears a long, hooded, maroon coloured cotton gabardine gown with a wide collar and peplum, and sleeves which flare from the elbow, belted with a yellow and scarlet twisted cord. A central wooden rod for operation from below is attached to the head and there are two metal bars ending in wooden handles fixed to each wrist to control the arms
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, paint, felt, cotton gabardine, cord and metal |
| Brief description | Rod puppet of the Grandfather, the owner of the castle, from the burlesque Mediaeval melodrama The Secret Well. Chelsea Puppet Theatre Group. English, late 20th century |
| Physical description | Rod puppet of The Grandfather He has a carved and painted face with a long carved pointed beard, painted grey, and grey beetling eyebrows, wispy grey hair, and felt hands. He wears a long, hooded, maroon coloured cotton gabardine gown with a wide collar and peplum, and sleeves which flare from the elbow, belted with a yellow and scarlet twisted cord. A central wooden rod for operation from below is attached to the head and there are two metal bars ending in wooden handles fixed to each wrist to control the arms |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Object history | This puppet, S.482 - S.483-2001 and S.485 - S.486-2001 were used in the Chelsea Puppet Theatre Group's production of The Secret Well, a burlesque Mediaeval melodrama, staged between 1957 and 1985, when the theatre group was in operation |
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| Other number | P.303 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.484-2001 |
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| Record created | September 16, 2004 |
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