Puppet
mid 20th century (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Small marionette of Lady Bracknell. She has carved and painted legs to the knees, the lower sections missing. Her painted head and face are moulded from composition material and she has a painted black hat, integral to the head. She wears a grey woollen jacket and long skirt, edged in black with a trim of white machine lace down the front of her jacket, black gloves and carries a handbag. Attached to a wooden control bar
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, paint, composition, wool, lace and string |
| Brief description | Marionette of Lady Bracknell, from Oscar Wilde's play, The Importance of Being Earnest. Mayhew Puppet Theatre. English, mid 20th century |
| Physical description | Small marionette of Lady Bracknell. She has carved and painted legs to the knees, the lower sections missing. Her painted head and face are moulded from composition material and she has a painted black hat, integral to the head. She wears a grey woollen jacket and long skirt, edged in black with a trim of white machine lace down the front of her jacket, black gloves and carries a handbag. Attached to a wooden control bar |
| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Object history | This puppet and S.595-2001 were used in a scene from Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest |
| Other number | P.267 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.594-2001 |
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| Record created | October 18, 2004 |
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