Not currently on display at the V&A

Puppet

1950s - 1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rod puppet of a Nursemaid, wearing a blue and pink floral-patterned dress with a blue sash and blue hem border; a white apron and white wimple. Made of wood and papier maché, with a central wooden rod and bamboo rods attached to each hand. She worked with the baby girl rod puppet, S.523-2001


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved wood, papier maché, paint, fabric and bamboo
Brief description
Rod puppet of a Nursemaid. Made by Marguerite Cleeve. English, 1950s-1960s
Physical description
Rod puppet of a Nursemaid, wearing a blue and pink floral-patterned dress with a blue sash and blue hem border; a white apron and white wimple. Made of wood and papier maché, with a central wooden rod and bamboo rods attached to each hand. She worked with the baby girl rod puppet, S.523-2001
Dimensions
  • Puppet and central rod height: 48cm
  • Rod height: 60.5cm
  • Maximum (arms outstretched) width: 38.0cm
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Other number
P.164 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection
Accession number
S.522-2001

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Record createdSeptember 27, 2004
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