Marionette
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, wood and metal
Measurements
155 mm (length); 500 mm (width)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670472
Summary
This marionette has been identified as a 'crab' and is from a play entitled 'The Little Mermaid'. It is part of the Lilliput Marionette Theatre. It has an oval body which is uneven on the top and flat on the underneath, with two red glass eyes at the front. It has eight jointed legs and another front pair having claws. There are five eyelet screws on the top of the body for the attachment of the strings and one on each of the front legs.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr E Hellawell in 1982.