Puppet, Hand

Object Name:

Puppet, Hand

Object ID:

1960.014.02.1

Description:

Punch and Judy puppet. Wood and textile. Turned and carved wood head, ~ 6.3" high. Exaggerated face of person with rather pointed nose, pointed chin with stocking-type cap that extends upward and forward to shallow point, facing front. Small brim around brim of cap. Cap gray with some red outlined trim on it. Slightly darkened or Caucasian color to face and head. Eyebrows carved in. Cheeks carved. Ears carved and small. Decidedly pointed nose, pointing downward. Mouth carved and recessed with teeth and lips. Exaggerated grin. Pointed chin. White eyes with dark irises. Worn eyebrows and eyelashes. Lacrimal caruncle painted in to both eyes. Some slight red eyes under eyes. Red nostrils. Bright red lips, white teeth. Carved teeth outlined in black. Some remnants of some type of hair on back of head underneath brim. Neck flares slightly under chin, allowing costume to be secured to head, being cinched around flared neck. Blue and yellow costumed body. Yellow coat with blue sleeves and blue trim around panels on front of coat. Back of coat blue, extending downward. Hollow, blue costume underneath coat. On front, flat, yellow pants. Pant legs and boots extend downwards 8.5". Boots 4" high and black. Textile sleeve at bottom of pants that fits over carved, round wooden boot with definite foot on bottom of it, extending forward. Bottom of boot flat. Sleeve that attaches them blue, matching blue of main costume. Blue sleeves at shoulders, attached to side of coat. White cuff at end of textile sleeve. Part of sleeve and cuff extend over tapered wooden arm and hand. Crudely-carved hand painted flesh color. Right and left hands correct shape, but right hand slightly smaller. Spaces inside arms and head for fingers to fit inside under costume. Additional wood in opening in neck makes finger opening smaller to what was originally turned and carved. Openings in hands also carved with tool marks on inside surfaces. White bow tie under chin, covering junction between costume and head.

Material:

Wood
Textile

Dimensions:

H-19 W-7.5 D-3.7 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert D. Jameson

Subjects:

Puppets