Parker
Puppet
1965-1966 (made)
1965-1966 (made)
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Marionette puppet of Parker, a character from the children's television programme Thunderbirds. The puppet has a composition head and polyurethane foam body, mounted on a metal frame. The figure is dressed in a grey nylon suit with striped trousers, a white shirt, stiff collar with black bow tie, and black leather shoes with balsa wood soles. There is a silver metal watch chain across the waist front. The head is articulated and the eyes and lower lip move. The features are moulded with particularly bushy eyebrows and the hair is grey. Nylon strings are attached to the head, arms and legs and joined to wood and metal struts which move the figure.
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Title | Parker (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | Moulded composition; polyurethane foam; metal; nylon; leather; balsa wood |
Brief description | Marionette puppet of Parker (Thunderbirds), made in the 1960s by Christine Glanville |
Physical description | Marionette puppet of Parker, a character from the children's television programme Thunderbirds. The puppet has a composition head and polyurethane foam body, mounted on a metal frame. The figure is dressed in a grey nylon suit with striped trousers, a white shirt, stiff collar with black bow tie, and black leather shoes with balsa wood soles. There is a silver metal watch chain across the waist front. The head is articulated and the eyes and lower lip move. The features are moulded with particularly bushy eyebrows and the hair is grey. Nylon strings are attached to the head, arms and legs and joined to wood and metal struts which move the figure. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Nancy Fletcher |
Object history | Bequeathed by Nancy Fletcher (1924-1999), known professionally as Christine Glanville, who worked with Gerry Anderson as a puppeteer. |
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Accession number | B.265-2000 |
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Record created | March 19, 2001 |
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