Glove Puppet
Owl glove puppet with papier maché head and beak, the central 'face' painted grey. The beak is painted a pale gold and the eyes are made from brass buttons with cut steel sequins for the pupils, painted dark brown. The body is made from wool fabric, losely woven with brown, beige and cream wool in a checked pattern. The wings are edged in plaited cream and brown wool, which also covers the wire-frame claws. A plastic-covered loop is sewn into the hem to suspend the puppet.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven wool and painted papier maché |
| Brief description | Owl glove puppet with brown, white and cream checked body and wings; grey face; light gold beak and brass eyes. |
| Physical description | Owl glove puppet with papier maché head and beak, the central 'face' painted grey. The beak is painted a pale gold and the eyes are made from brass buttons with cut steel sequins for the pupils, painted dark brown. The body is made from wool fabric, losely woven with brown, beige and cream wool in a checked pattern. The wings are edged in plaited cream and brown wool, which also covers the wire-frame claws. A plastic-covered loop is sewn into the hem to suspend the puppet. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Tom Howard |
| Object history | This puppet was acquired with a bequest of Punch & Judy memorabilia from Tom Howard, the archivist of The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild, along with a Mr Punch glove puppet and two Chinese puppets, but there is no note of how he acquired the owl glove puppet or by whom it was made and used. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.339-2001 |
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| Record created | May 18, 2001 |
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