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Glove puppet Angel

Glove Puppet
1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painted papier-mâché head with white rope hair which is painted grey. Wearing silver synthetic silk robe with white thread trim and also wears a halo made of wire and plastic.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGlove puppet Angel (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted papier-mâché, sewn glove puppet
Brief description
Glove puppet representing an angel. Made by Anna Markus for Richard Gill's play The Prince and the Puppets in 1970.
Physical description
Painted papier-mâché head with white rope hair which is painted grey. Wearing silver synthetic silk robe with white thread trim and also wears a halo made of wire and plastic.
Dimensions
  • From the top of the crown to the bottom height: 50cm
  • From arm to arm width: 23
Content description
Angel was made for Richard Gill's play The Prince and the Puppet in 1970.
Credit line
Lanchester Collection
Subject depicted
Literary reference
Collection
Accession number
S.1040-2011

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Record createdMarch 15, 2012
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