Marionette part
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Papier-mâché
Measurements
80 mm (height); 155 mm (diameter)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663892
Summary
Part of one of the puppets made for and used by the ‘Lilliput Marionette Theatre’. This marionette was not identified by former company members. Although described as a 'pot' this could possibly be a fez, the hole being for the 'head' string to pass through. A pot made of papier-mâché painted red with a small hole in the centre of the base.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr E Hellawell in 1982.