Acrobat and Tightrope Walker Marionette, 19th century

  • English

Carved and painted wood with silk costume

  • height: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)

Founders Society Purchase, Paul McPharlin Memorial Fund

61.213

(Bill Bishop)

1961-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Bell, John. Strings, Hands, Shadows: A Modern Puppet History. Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts, c. 2000, color ill. p. 19

English, Acrobat and Tightrope Walker Marionette, 19th century, Carved and painted wood with silk costume. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Paul McPharlin Memorial Fund, 61.213.