Puppet
ca.1920 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Glove puppet of a working man with a carved wooden head, cotton body and painted leather hands. The head is painted with black hair, moustache and bristles on the chin, and the painted black hat has a white and blue feather on the hat band. The glove body of the puppet consists of an off-white cotton shirt under a light blue tunic with cross-over straps at the shoulders and two front pockets, simulating dungarees
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, paint, cotton, leather, and feather |
| Brief description | Glove puppet of a working man, made by Walter Wilkinson. English, ca.1920 |
| Physical description | Glove puppet of a working man with a carved wooden head, cotton body and painted leather hands. The head is painted with black hair, moustache and bristles on the chin, and the painted black hat has a white and blue feather on the hat band. The glove body of the puppet consists of an off-white cotton shirt under a light blue tunic with cross-over straps at the shoulders and two front pockets, simulating dungarees |
| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Object history | This puppet, and S.261-1998 and S.262-1998, were made and used by Walter Wilkinson, a solo puppet-showman who travelled in Britain and America with a handcart loaded with his booth and puppets. He wrote a series of books about his life and experiences: the first, titled The Peep Show, was published in 1927 |
| Other number | P.99 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.545-2001 |
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| Record created | October 5, 2004 |
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