Marionette
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, metal, wool, man-made fabric, leather and artificial hair
Measurements
640 mm (approx. height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661546
Summary
One of the puppets made for and used by the ‘Lilliput Marionette Theatre'. This marionette was identified as the 'Story Teller; Barnacle Bill' and is from a play entitled 'The Little Mermaid'. The marionette is without a control. He has a moulded face with painted eyes, lips and pink skin and grey artificial hair and eyebrows. He is jointed at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, knees and ankles, with metal wire joints. His body is of wood and padding with moulded hands. He wears a very dirty cotton shirt, a dark blue knitted jersey, and coarse dark blue trousers with denim patches. His right foot wears a black leather shoe, and his left leg has a knobbed wood artificial leg below the knee. A white cord is tied to a hook at each shoulder.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr E Hellawell in 1982.