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ca.1975 (made)
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Place of origin

Trick glove puppet of a Courtier or 'Nobody' with carved and painted face and hands, and painted black hair and Van Dyck beard. He wears a dark blue woollen fabric robe with a front panel of magenta nylon velvet, decorated with a central panel of metallic material outlined in white braid. The sleeves of his robe are lime green with gold thread-work, and he wears an off-white ruff. His neck on a wooden rod extends and contracts, as a traditional scaramouche figure, and is covered in off-white synthetic fabric

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read "That's the way to do it!" A history of Punch & Judy Punch and Judy is the traditional puppet show featuring Mr. Punch and his wife Judy. An archetypical and controversial British figure with his origins in the charismatic 16th century Italian puppet Pulcinella, Mr Punch has been performing in the UK for over 350 years.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved wood, paint, wool, nylon velvet, synthetic fabric and braid
Brief description
Trick glove puppet of a Courtier or 'Nobody'. Tickner Exemplary Punch and Judy figure, made by Fred Tickner. English, ca.1975
Physical description
Trick glove puppet of a Courtier or 'Nobody' with carved and painted face and hands, and painted black hair and Van Dyck beard. He wears a dark blue woollen fabric robe with a front panel of magenta nylon velvet, decorated with a central panel of metallic material outlined in white braid. The sleeves of his robe are lime green with gold thread-work, and he wears an off-white ruff. His neck on a wooden rod extends and contracts, as a traditional scaramouche figure, and is covered in off-white synthetic fabric
Dimensions
  • Extended height: 54cm
  • Contracted height: 42cm
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Object history
One of a set of Punch and Judy figures made by the puppet maker, Fred Tickner and presented to the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild as an exemplar
Other number
P.17 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection
Accession number
S.561-2001

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Record createdOctober 7, 2004
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