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Puppet

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume doll of a man wearing a small black close-fitting hat and green robe intricately decorated with gold and pink couched threadwork and a stumpwork gold fish. The robe is belted with an orange satin sash, and the front of the robe is cut away to reveal pink trousers and black boots with high white platform soles. The head is ceramic, and the hands and feet are of wood


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Ceramic, paint, fabric, gold thread, cotton thread, satin and wood
Brief description
Costume doll of a man. Chinese
Physical description
Costume doll of a man wearing a small black close-fitting hat and green robe intricately decorated with gold and pink couched threadwork and a stumpwork gold fish. The robe is belted with an orange satin sash, and the front of the robe is cut away to reveal pink trousers and black boots with high white platform soles. The head is ceramic, and the hands and feet are of wood
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Other number
P.135 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection
Accession number
S.500-2001

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2004
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