Model
ca.1920 (made)
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Miniature model of Walter Wilkinson's puppet booth. Small blue-painted wooden frame, covered beneath the proscenium opening with red gingham fabric. The proscenium opening is painted on either side in gold, red and green with floral and zig-zag decoration, with the words THE PEEP SHOW painted above
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood, paint and gingham fabric |
| Brief description | Miniature model of Walter Wilkinson's puppet booth, made by Walter Wilkinson. English, ca.1920 |
| Physical description | Miniature model of Walter Wilkinson's puppet booth. Small blue-painted wooden frame, covered beneath the proscenium opening with red gingham fabric. The proscenium opening is painted on either side in gold, red and green with floral and zig-zag decoration, with the words THE PEEP SHOW painted above |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Object history | This model was made by Walter Wilkinson for an exhibition in America. Wilkinson, a solo puppet-showman, 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 | T.7 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
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| Accession number | S.546-2001 |
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| Record created | October 5, 2004 |
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