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'Noddy'

Marionette
ca.1953 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

MAle marionette of painted wood representing Enid Blytonn charcater Noddy. Moulded composition head with painted features and light brown lambswool hair. He has a blue felt pointed hat with a bell. He wears a red shirt with yellow cravat and red felt belt; a pair of pale blue shorts. His composition hands and wooden legs are painted pink and he has red wooden shoeswith blue felt bows. He had multicoloured cooton thread strips attached to a crossed pair of wooden bars.

Object details

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Object type
Title'Noddy' (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Painted wood, cotton and felt costume, string
Brief description
Marionette, 'Noddy' by Pelham Puppets, painted wood, cotton and felt costume, string, England, ca.1953
Physical description
MAle marionette of painted wood representing Enid Blytonn charcater Noddy. Moulded composition head with painted features and light brown lambswool hair. He has a blue felt pointed hat with a bell. He wears a red shirt with yellow cravat and red felt belt; a pair of pale blue shorts. His composition hands and wooden legs are painted pink and he has red wooden shoeswith blue felt bows. He had multicoloured cooton thread strips attached to a crossed pair of wooden bars.
Dimensions
  • Puppet height: 25cm
  • Puppet and strings held stretched upright height: 85cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs P. F. D. Wallis
Collection
Accession number
MISC.255-1986

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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