Not currently on display at the V&A

Puppet

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

Rod puppet of a woman wearing a maroon dress patterned with blue and white flowers and blue leaves; a blue sash and an Asian-style headdress. With a central wooden rod and bamboo rods attached to each hand


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved wood, papier maché, paint, fabric and bamboo. Suspected use of human hair.
Brief description
Rod puppet of a woman. Made by Marguerite Cleeve. English, 1950s-1960s
Physical description
Rod puppet of a woman wearing a maroon dress patterned with blue and white flowers and blue leaves; a blue sash and an Asian-style headdress. With a central wooden rod and bamboo rods attached to each hand
Dimensions
  • Puppet and central rod height: 64cm
  • Arms outstretched width: 55cm
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Other number
P.158 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection
Accession number
S.525-2001

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Record createdSeptember 27, 2004
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