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Puppet

Place of origin

Toy Kasperle Theatre glove puppet of a clown with carved and painted wooden face, hands and lower legs. He has a white face, blue eyes, black eyebrows, and a red mouth painted in a close-lipped smile. His conical hat is carved as part of the head and painted mustard yellow. He wears a light cotton tunic patterned with pink and white figures and white birds on a brown background, pink floral patterned cotton sleeves, and multi-coloured patterned cotton trousers. His hands are carved in a very rudimentary way and his knee-length boots are painted black


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved and painted wood and cotton
Brief description
Toy Kasperltheater show glove puppet of a clown. German
Physical description
Toy Kasperle Theatre glove puppet of a clown with carved and painted wooden face, hands and lower legs. He has a white face, blue eyes, black eyebrows, and a red mouth painted in a close-lipped smile. His conical hat is carved as part of the head and painted mustard yellow. He wears a light cotton tunic patterned with pink and white figures and white birds on a brown background, pink floral patterned cotton sleeves, and multi-coloured patterned cotton trousers. His hands are carved in a very rudimentary way and his knee-length boots are painted black
Dimensions
  • Height: 32cm
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Other number
P.215d - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection
Accession number
S.577-2001

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Record createdOctober 14, 2004
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