Marionette
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Papier-mâché
Measurements
520 mm (length); 120 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665632
Summary
One of the puppets made for and used by the ‘Lilliput Marionette Theatre’. This marionette has been identified as a 'swordfish' and is from a play entitled 'The Little Mermaid'. It is a puppet in the shape of a blue and white painted swordfish, possibly made of papier-mâché. It has bulbous white eyes with a pale blue belly, and a blue back, dorsal fin and tail. The side fins are pale blue.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr E Hellawell in 1982.