George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection
Drawing
ca. 1927 (drawn)
ca. 1927 (drawn)
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| Place of origin |
Illustration entitled 'Some Good Headwork', depicting a scene from the glove-puppet show The Peep Show by Walter Wilkinson. The print depicts chapter IV in which a monkey head-butts a man in the stomach.
The Peep Show was an alternative version of Punch and Judy which did not include the characters of Mr Punch or Judy.
The Peep Show was an alternative version of Punch and Judy which did not include the characters of Mr Punch or Judy.
Object details
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| Title | George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink drawing |
| Brief description | Illustration entitled 'Some Good Headwork', depicting a scene from the glove-puppet show The Peep Show by Walter Wilkinson, in which a monkey is head-butting a man in the stomach, George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection. |
| Physical description | Illustration depicting two glove puppets from The Peep Show. The scene involves the monkey puppet head-butting the human puppet in the stomach. Backed on card. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ' "The Peep Show" / Walter Wilkinson / Tuckton House / Tuckton, Bournemouth, Hants / "Some Good Headwork" / For Chap. IV' (Written on back of drawing.) |
| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the V&A in 2010. |
| Summary | Illustration entitled 'Some Good Headwork', depicting a scene from the glove-puppet show The Peep Show by Walter Wilkinson. The print depicts chapter IV in which a monkey head-butts a man in the stomach. The Peep Show was an alternative version of Punch and Judy which did not include the characters of Mr Punch or Judy. |
| Other number | Drawings file |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.860-2010 |
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| Record created | June 21, 2010 |
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