Guignol glove puppet
Glove Puppet
early 20th century (made)
early 20th century (made)
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Guignol glove-puppet, early 20th century, part of a set of assorted Guignol and Punch puppets. Guignol is the French Punch. These figures are all of the 20th century, but very much belong with their older ancestors.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood with painted decorations, sewn cotton dress, felt hat |
| Brief description | Guignol glove-puppet, early 20th century. |
| Physical description | Painted wooden head. Wooden arms fixed to wooden support. Wearing long cotton skirt, blue with white squared pattern. Also wearing grey felt hat. |
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| Credit line | Lanchester Collection |
| Literary reference | Punch and Judy |
| Summary | Guignol glove-puppet, early 20th century, part of a set of assorted Guignol and Punch puppets. Guignol is the French Punch. These figures are all of the 20th century, but very much belong with their older ancestors. |
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| Accession number | S.1055-2011 |
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| Record created | March 15, 2012 |
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