Puppet
mid 20th century (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Small marionette of a policeman with ruddy cheeks and a handlebar moustache. He has a carved and painted head, hands, lower arms, legs and boots and a carved helmet integral to the head. He wears a blue cotton uniform jacket and trousers and carries a black-painted wooden truncheon in his right hand. His left sleeve is missing. His belt buckle and right cuff are of painted paper. Attached to a wooden control bar
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, paint, cotton, paper and string |
| Brief description | Marionette of a Policeman. Mayhew Puppet Theatre. English, mid 20th century |
| Physical description | Small marionette of a policeman with ruddy cheeks and a handlebar moustache. He has a carved and painted head, hands, lower arms, legs and boots and a carved helmet integral to the head. He wears a blue cotton uniform jacket and trousers and carries a black-painted wooden truncheon in his right hand. His left sleeve is missing. His belt buckle and right cuff are of painted paper. Attached to a wooden control bar |
| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Object history | This puppet, S.589-2001, and S.591 - S.593-2001 were made for a production called Harlequinade |
| Other number | P.262 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.590-2001 |
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| Record created | October 18, 2004 |
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