Colonel Top Brass puppet
Glove Puppet
1978 (made)
1978 (made)
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This glove puppet of Colonel Top Brass was made by Paul Hansard for his puppet show The Wonderbean, 1978.
Although Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971 when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington, Paul Hansard had worked with puppets before, and his puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Time when ITV aired for the first time in 1955.
Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994, Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets
Although Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971 when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington, Paul Hansard had worked with puppets before, and his puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Time when ITV aired for the first time in 1955.
Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994, Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets
Object details
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Title | Colonel Top Brass puppet (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Carved wood, papier mâché, paint, cotton, leather, and metal |
Brief description | Glove puppet of Colonel Top Brass, made by Paul Hansard and used in his puppet play The Wonderbean in 1978. Given by Paul Hansard. |
Physical description | Glove puppet of Colonel Top Brass wearing a khaki brown military-style uniform, decorated with 9 brass-effect buttons. The uniform has two breast pockets,above one of them, is a row of embroidered colours - blue, red, green and yellow - to depict medals. Next to this is another type of embroidered medal in red, white, magenta pink and blue stripes. The collar is decorated with scarlet braiding, and he wears a military style cap in matching khaki brown with scarlet red trim with gold-coloured metal chain with buttons on either side of chain, each button depicting an anchor and a swirling ‘S’. . The skirt is made to cover the puppeteer's hand and wrist. |
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Credit line | Given by Paul Hansard |
Summary | This glove puppet of Colonel Top Brass was made by Paul Hansard for his puppet show The Wonderbean, 1978. Although Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971 when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington, Paul Hansard had worked with puppets before, and his puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Time when ITV aired for the first time in 1955. Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994, Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets |
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Accession number | S.1172-2011 |
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Record created | March 13, 2012 |
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