Briggs, Paul (Modeler), The Punch and Judy show, 2000
- Title(s):
- The Punch and Judy show.
- Additional Title(s):
- Professor Fezzywig's travelling puppet theatre
- Published/Created:
- Nottingham, England, 2000.
- Physical Description:
- 1 diorama ; 31 x 31 x 22 cm high, in vitrine 38 x 38 x 38 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsIn ProcessYale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13001365
- Classification:
- Three-Dimensional Artifacts
- Notes:
- Diorama depicting a Victorian Punch and Judy show on the British seaside. The focus of the scene is a traditional Punch and Judy booth, in which are visible the characters of Punch, Judy, and the Constable. The booth is adorned with a poster reading: "Professor Fezzywig's travelling puppet theatre." To the left of the booth is the show's bottler, with Toby the dog sitting atop the bottler's drum. The audience consists of two children: a girl in navy sailor's dress and straw hat, and a boy (in folded paper hat) preoccupied with the building of a sandcastle. The scene also includes the partial hull of a wooden boat; assorted rocks, shells, and seaweed; and a model yacht. The yacht is a nod to Briggs' primary activity as a maker of miniature ships.
Background for the diorama is provided by a watercolor depicting a pleasant seaside day, with coastal cottages and piers, small boats, and a couple of ladies and gentlemen enjoying the beach (in late Victorian dress). The watercolor is signed on the reverse: Paul Briggs, May 2000 ... Nottingham, U.K.
The diorama is accompanied by a radio control system (Acoms, model no. AP-201), enabling remote control of characters in the Punch and Judy booth. - Subject Terms:
- England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Pictorial works.Punch and Judy -- Pictorial works.Puppet plays -- Pictorial works.
- Form/Genre:
- Models (representations)
Watercolors.
Dioramas. - Export:
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