Glove puppet
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Fur fabric and felt
Measurements
210 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665392
Summary
A brown fur fabric monkey glove puppet. The moulded face is covered in beige felt and the ears and paws are also made from beige felt. One eyebrow and the mouth are formed from protruding felt. Beneath the mouth is a blonde fur fabric chin which is worn. The monkey's eyes are brown and black in colour and possibly either plastic or glass. The fingers are picked out using brown thread.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs J. Berrington in October 1992.