Untitled
Rodney Peppe
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and string
Measurements
350 mm (length); 120 mm (width)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667501
Summary
An orange and silver coloured wooden figure of Napoleon with pull-string movement. The figure is wearing an orange coloured painted tricorn hat decorated with silver stars and a butterfly, and the body is decorated with orange patterned paper, a silver butterfly and a red and silver tape belt. The arms and legs are jointed with screw connections. The upper part of each limb is decorated with orange, red and black patterned paper while the lower part of each limb is covered in orange and gold coloured patterned paper. At the top of each arm and each leg is a screw eyelet. A thin string loop joins the top of the arms together and a second loop joins the top of the legs together. Another thicker string is fastened to the neck, passes between the two body parts, connecting these two loops together, and hangs down between the legs, ending in a shaped, wooden, red bead. When this string is pulled all four limbs are pulled up and allowed to fall. One of the many silver stars decorating this figure is loose. There is a green pattern printed on the back. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
Between the pattern on the back: 'Rodney Peppe'
Makers and roles
Rodney Peppe, maker