Hungarian peasant lady glove puppet
Puppet
mid 20th century (made)
mid 20th century (made)
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Glove puppet of a peasant lady with a painted papier maché head attached to a torso of white cotton. She has a painted face and features, black button eyes, and burgundy silk corded hair bound with a blue ribbon embroidered with a flower-pattern. She wears a white cotton fichu, crossed over at the back, and white cotton peasant sleeves. The dress is of burnt orange cotton, the skirt permanently pleated with a band of green petersham bordering the hem, under which is an off-white calico flounced underskirt in two tiers, with attached bum-roll. She wears a black silk apron edged with black machine lace and a silver bead necklace. Her hands are of padded pink cotton
Object details
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Title | Hungarian peasant lady glove puppet (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Papier maché, paint, cotton, buttons, silk thread, ribbon, petersham ribbon, calico, silk, lace, beads and padding material |
Brief description | Glove puppet of a peasant lady. Hungarian, mid 20th century |
Physical description | Glove puppet of a peasant lady with a painted papier maché head attached to a torso of white cotton. She has a painted face and features, black button eyes, and burgundy silk corded hair bound with a blue ribbon embroidered with a flower-pattern. She wears a white cotton fichu, crossed over at the back, and white cotton peasant sleeves. The dress is of burnt orange cotton, the skirt permanently pleated with a band of green petersham bordering the hem, under which is an off-white calico flounced underskirt in two tiers, with attached bum-roll. She wears a black silk apron edged with black machine lace and a silver bead necklace. Her hands are of padded pink cotton |
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Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
Other number | P.31 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
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Accession number | S.544-2001 |
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Record created | October 5, 2004 |
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