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Gift of Robert T. Gault, 2009.120.6a  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Puppets
Gift of Robert T. Gault, 2009.120.6a © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Puppets

Datemid 19th-19th century
MediumWood, wool, cotton, paint
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Robert T. Gault
DescriptionTen hand-made, dressed puppets for Punch & Judy show. All (except baby) have carved and painted wooden heads, and wooden hands.

a. Punch, full-length, red wool shirt with glazed blue cotton trim and pants
b. Punch, red wool shirt with blue trim
c. Judy, printed cotton skirt and jacket, white collar and cap trimmed with ribbon
d. Baby, white cotton body with white dress trimmed in blue
e. Constable/Policeman, blue wool coat with gold trim, black wool hat
f. Devil, tan gown with red trim
g. Ghost, white cotton gown
h. Clown, white cotton garment with red wool embellishments
i. Doctor, black wool jacket with black hat
j. Hangman, printed garment with black hat
Object number2009.120.6a-l
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Front of dress without the matching cape.
    Lyle N. Roapelye
    about 1885
    Man's Dressing Gown
    Unknown
    about 1865-1870
    Gift of Katharine Beebe, 1973.93.1a-b, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Alice Elizabeth Daniels
    9 November 1871
    Girl's Dress
    Jennie Tuckerman
    about 1875
    Mary Elizabeth Smith
    about 1903-1905
    Lucy Elvira Morey
    about 1893-1894
    Girl's Dress
    Jennie Elizabeth Coffin
    about 1869