Puppet
mid 20th century (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Small marionette of a young man in 18th century costume. He has carved and painted hands, legs and feet and a blue hat of painted plaster, integral to the head. He wears a dark blue cotton jacket trimmed with gold braid, blue breeches and a light blue cotton waistcoat with a gold, red and yellow pattern down the front. He has a white jabot and cuffs made from organdie ribbon. Attached to a wooden control bar
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, paint, plaster, cotton, braid, organdie ribbon and string |
| Brief description | Marionette of an 18th century young man. Mayhew Puppet Theatre. English, mid 20th century |
| Physical description | Small marionette of a young man in 18th century costume. He has carved and painted hands, legs and feet and a blue hat of painted plaster, integral to the head. He wears a dark blue cotton jacket trimmed with gold braid, blue breeches and a light blue cotton waistcoat with a gold, red and yellow pattern down the front. He has a white jabot and cuffs made from organdie ribbon. Attached to a wooden control bar |
| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Other number | P.269 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.596-2001 |
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| Record created | October 18, 2004 |
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