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Easter Egg

1975-1978 (made)
Artist/Maker
Trebor Sharps Ltd (made for)
Place of origin
Maidstone (made)

Packaging and novelty Judy puppet for an Easter egg (egg not present). Packaging is coloured printed cardboard, formed into the shape of a Punch and Judy puppet booth. The booth is split in two sections, the bottom one has a hole which originally housed the chocolate egg. The top partition houses the Judy puppet as if she is performing. The puppet is made from moulded and formed vinyl with a classic Judy-style face with red cheeks and large red nose. Judy wears a a mob cap and dress made of the same printed fabric.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Dolls & Toys
Object type
Easter egg
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Packaging
  • Hand-Puppets
Materials and techniques
Printed card and moulded plastic
Brief description
Judy hand puppet, part of a boxed Easter egg package, made by Trebor sharpes Ltd, England, 1975-1978.
Physical description
Packaging and novelty Judy puppet for an Easter egg (egg not present). Packaging is coloured printed cardboard, formed into the shape of a Punch and Judy puppet booth. The booth is split in two sections, the bottom one has a hole which originally housed the chocolate egg. The top partition houses the Judy puppet as if she is performing. The puppet is made from moulded and formed vinyl with a classic Judy-style face with red cheeks and large red nose. Judy wears a a mob cap and dress made of the same printed fabric.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MILK CHOCOLATE / Easter egg / with / Novelty / puppet' (Printed on both sides of the box)
  • TREVOR SHARPES LTD / MAIDSTONE / MADE IN ENGLAND (printed on the side of box)
  • Sharpes / Milk chocolate / Easter / Egg / 64-2.3oz (printed on top of the box)
Credit line
Norah Chambers Kensey bequest
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.645:1, 2-2010

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Record createdJune 27, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1223968/easter-egg-trebor-sharps-ltd/
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