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1985.36.15

Hand puppet: a parson. Made with a wooden head with a fabric body and leather hands. Dressed in grey wool 'trousers' with a brown coat and a square white collar. [AB [OPS move] 06/07/2016]


1985.36.15

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hand puppet: a parson. Made with a wooden head with a fabric body and leather hands. Dressed in grey wool 'trousers' with a brown coat and a square white collar. [AB [OPS move] 06/07/2016]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Walter Wilkinson
Field collector Walter Wilkinson
PRM source Winifred Wilkinson
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1920-1940?, uncertain
Date collected
?circa 1920 - 1940
Acquisition information
Donated: 1972 Found unentered: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Wool Textile Animal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Woven
Dimensions
Height: max 560 mm, Width: max 320 mm, Depth: max 95 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.36.15

Search terms: Theatre and Drama, Toy and Game, Figure, Puppet, Doll Figure