Puppet
Shadow puppet of a horse, originally constructed in ten pieces of card, painted in scarlet and black. The tail section is missing, and there had been damage to the ears, mane and the face. The sections are joined together with knotted string
Object details
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Cut card, watercolour, ink, pencil and string |
Brief description | Shadow puppet of a horse |
Physical description | Shadow puppet of a horse, originally constructed in ten pieces of card, painted in scarlet and black. The tail section is missing, and there had been damage to the ears, mane and the face. The sections are joined together with knotted string |
Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
Object history | This shadow puppet is similar in style to the Chinese figures, S.612 - S.614-2001 and S.616-2001, and the boat, S.615-2001. These puppets appear to be part of a group |
Collection | |
Accession number | S.617-2001 |
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Record created | October 25, 2004 |
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