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Shadow puppet collection

Shadow puppet collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: Shadow puppet collection
Creator: Unknown
Dates: circa 1820
Language(s): Dutch; Flemish
Extent: 1 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms4421
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

Four paper packets with thirty-six paper cutout figures. Figures include chess players, musicians, a school master, pupils, Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, women having tea, a noble family, Queen Elizabeth I, the prophet Muhammad, Diogenes, Homer, Minerva, the Apostles Paul and Peter, King Francis I of France, and generic figures. A handwritten list is included in each packet.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[item, box, folder] Shadow puppet collection, ms4421, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Shadow puppets
Shadow shows

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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1Shadow puppets, circa 1820 ( 4 item(s) )