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Glove Puppet

Artist/Maker

Glove puppet of Mr Punch from a set of Punch and Judy figures, with carved and painted face and hands, and white rabbit fur hair. He wears a stuffed velvet hat, trimmed with a green band and a yellow thread tassel, a scarlet ruff, and a scarlet velvet jacket, breeches and shoes. The jacket is trimmed with yellow braid, to which is attached a sleeve of the same material to cover the Professor's arm. The lower legs are covered by pale green ribbon 'stockings'.

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Brief description
Glove puppet of Mr Punch from a set of Punch and Judy figures
Physical description
Glove puppet of Mr Punch from a set of Punch and Judy figures, with carved and painted face and hands, and white rabbit fur hair. He wears a stuffed velvet hat, trimmed with a green band and a yellow thread tassel, a scarlet ruff, and a scarlet velvet jacket, breeches and shoes. The jacket is trimmed with yellow braid, to which is attached a sleeve of the same material to cover the Professor's arm. The lower legs are covered by pale green ribbon 'stockings'.
Collection
Accession number
S.237:1-1979

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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