Marionette puppet
Pelham Puppets
Category
Toys
Date
1955 - 1961
Materials
wood, fabric and metal
Measurements
300 (Height) x 80 mm (Width across shoulders) x 60 mm; (Depth of head) 315 mm (Width arms extended)
Place of origin
Marlborough
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671909.1
Summary
A Pelham Puppet named Tyrolean Boy he has light brown skin a white mouth with red lips, blue eyes, black hair and on his head he wears a green hat. He has a yellow shirt with a green type waistcoat decorated with yellow crosses, red knee length trousers and green feet. Strings are attached to his head, hands, waist and legs the strings travelling up to a wooden cross bar operating mechanism.
Provenance
A gift to the National Trust Museum of Childhood by Miss Verity Holmes in 2017. Belonged to the donor as child probably bought for her as a present when aged 10 or 11.
Makers and roles
Pelham Puppets , maker