Not on display

Hat

1988 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This hat is part of the costume for the glove puppet of Jean Parmine made by Paul Hansard in 1988 for his puppet show Sweeney Todd.

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 Timewhen 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

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Felt
Brief description
Tricorne hat worn by the glove puppet of Jean Parmine, made by Paul Hansard and used in his puppet play Sweeney Todd in 1988. Given by Paul Hansard.
Physical description
Black felt tricorne hat for the glove puppet of Jean Parmine
Dimensions
  • Length: 18.5cm
  • Width: 13.5cm
  • Back of head to tip of nose depth: 0.9cm
Credit line
Given by Paul Hansard
Summary
This hat is part of the costume for the glove puppet of Jean Parmine made by Paul Hansard in 1988 for his puppet show Sweeney Todd.

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 Timewhen 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
Collection
Accession number
S.1183:2-2011

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Record createdMarch 14, 2012
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