Full Record |
| Collection |
Crafts Study Centre |
| Woodworker |
William Simmonds |
| Description |
String puppet, male with cloak and breastplate, carved and painted wooden body with articulated joints and neck. |
| Decoration |
Carved and painted head with black hair, signs of fixing for headdress, but no headdress present. Gold-painted metal breastplate encasing wooden torso. Brown silk cloak with weights sewn in corners. Natural linen skirt with weights spaced around hem. |
| Id Number Current Accession |
2003.1.17 |
| Subject |
furniture and woodwork, puppet, string puppet |
| Measurements |
46 centimetres |
| Rights Owner |
Managed by the Crafts Study Centre. |
| Technique |
carving |
| Process |
Arms and legs fixed by leather strap hinges.
Strung, but no operating mechanism. |
