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| Collection | Crafts Study Centre | |
| Woodworker | William Simmonds | |
| Description | String pupper, soldier with rifle who wears a red tunic with white trimmings, black trousers and a tall, black peaked hat. | |
| Decoration | White kid collar, cuffs and epaulettes with five button bands on tunic | |
| Id Number Current Accession | 2003.1.9 | |
| Subject | furniture and woodwork, puppet, string puppet | |
| Measurements | 41.5 centimetres - Hight of rifle: 26.5 centimetre | |
| Material | wood | |
| Other Materials | animal skin, metal, paint | |
| Rights Owner | Managed by the Crafts Study Centre. | |
| Technique | carving | |
| Process | Material construction: carved and painted wood, articulated joints of wire and two brass pully whells set in shoulder. The hat and head are carved as one and the rifle has its own operating string and is not attached to the figure. The movement mechanism is made of wood and cane and painted red and black. | |