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Puppet

Puppet
ca. 1950s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Puppet of a girl in folk costume, one of a pair of puppets entitled From Poland. Given to WSL by the Arlekin Theatre, Lodz, Poland, in the 1950s.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Puppet (generic title)
  • From Poland (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Painted papier-mache, sewn fabrics
Brief description
Puppet of a girl in folk costume, second of a pair of puppets entitled From Poland. Ca. 1950s or earlier.
Physical description
Painted head made of papier-mache. Wearing white shirt probably in synthetic fabric and a woollen skirt with red, black, green and purple stripes. Inside of the skirt linen with white cotton and embroidered fabric. Also wearing a yellow handkerchief on her head.
Dimensions
  • Crown of the head to hem of the skirt height: 44cm
  • Maximum skirt width width: 29cm
Credit line
Lanchester Collection
Summary
Puppet of a girl in folk costume, one of a pair of puppets entitled From Poland. Given to WSL by the Arlekin Theatre, Lodz, Poland, in the 1950s.
Associated object
S.1074-2011 (Ensemble)
Collection
Accession number
S.1075-2011

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Record createdMarch 16, 2012
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