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{{Exhibit|Loc=54|Date1=1960s}}
{{Exhibit|Loc=54|Date1=1960s}}
A '''"Queen" [[Pelham Puppets]] "Stringed, Luxury" SL marionette''' with blue crown and silvery dress with red lining, and black feet.  
A '''"Dutch Girl" [[Pelham Puppets]] "Standard Puppet" marionette''' with long yellow hair, green hat, pale yellow shirt with green waistcoat, red-and-white checked skirt, and hablue crown and silvery dress with red lining, and yellow hinged feet.  


==Description==
==Description==
'Queen' Stringed Luxury Pelham puppet, with original box.  
"Dutch Girl" standard stringed Pelham puppet, with original box.  


Pink skin tone composition or plastic large moulded head with pointed nose and prominent cheeks and chin. Small green and black hand painted eyes with arched 'surprise' expression eyebrows, closed moulded line mouth. Two crease lines painted to either side of head. Grey waved acrylic (?) hair in a bun at the back. Small royal crown on top of head, blue sheepskin edging round moulded yellow dome with circle round it of purple felt points. Pale blue and silver lame fabric dress, wide collar with white nylon scarf, long mutton chop shaped sleeves, sewn onto bodice is a gold coloured filigree metal pendant with tiny 'diamond'. Long skirt of same material open to front to show white cotton underskirt with red satin panel to the front. Body construction - wooden chest, limbs pink solid wood tubes with metal eyelet joints. Hands moulded composition or plastic. Moulded plastic legs in two sections with vertical joints to knees and ankles. Wooden black clog style feet.  
Pink skin tone wooden ball head with blue hand painted eyes with eyelashes, red rosebud mouth. Blond golden (acrylic?) mohair hair, long tied in pony tail behind head with pink ribbon. Green felt hat. Yellow cotton blouse with long sleeves, green felt bodice with yellow thread lacing to front. Red and white gingham small check gathered skirt. Composition moulded closed hands. Body construction, wooden torso, arms in wooden sections, joints metal eyelets. Legs have flat metal inserted hinge to knees and ankles, yellow clog style wooden feet.  


Folding wooden cross control.
T-shaped wooden control.  


Box - brown card with yellow lid, illustrations of king, queen, dragon puppets etc. Box labelled 'SL Queen'.
Box is brown card with blue and red "Pelham Puppets" design label. Stamped 'Dutch girl' on end of lid.  


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Latest revision as of 17:52, 19 March 2025

Exhibit

Queen marionette (Pelham Puppets SL)

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location:

Arch Two , Area 54
Pelham Puppets Misc. (display)

Puppet Corner
1960s


A "Dutch Girl" Pelham Puppets "Standard Puppet" marionette with long yellow hair, green hat, pale yellow shirt with green waistcoat, red-and-white checked skirt, and hablue crown and silvery dress with red lining, and yellow hinged feet.

Description

"Dutch Girl" standard stringed Pelham puppet, with original box.

Pink skin tone wooden ball head with blue hand painted eyes with eyelashes, red rosebud mouth. Blond golden (acrylic?) mohair hair, long tied in pony tail behind head with pink ribbon. Green felt hat. Yellow cotton blouse with long sleeves, green felt bodice with yellow thread lacing to front. Red and white gingham small check gathered skirt. Composition moulded closed hands. Body construction, wooden torso, arms in wooden sections, joints metal eyelets. Legs have flat metal inserted hinge to knees and ankles, yellow clog style wooden feet.

T-shaped wooden control.

Box is brown card with blue and red "Pelham Puppets" design label. Stamped 'Dutch girl' on end of lid.

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