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Rosalynde Stearn Puppet Collection
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Harlequin

An eighteenth-century puppet of Harlequin, a character from the Commedia dell'Arte. String puppet of the simpler kind, (see also P1). From a Paris puppet theatre of 1760.

"De Neus" (The Nose)

"De Neus" (The Nose), one of three clown characters from the Antwerp puppet theatre. Formerly used by M. Ludovic Deschamps, director of the Caveau de la rue des Cerceaux, Antwerp. Of the simpler kind of string puppet: eyelets for vertical rods on head and right hand.

"Chevalier"

A "chevalier" puppet from Antwerp. Formerly used by M. Ludovic Deschamps, director of the Caveau de la rue des Cerceaux, Antwerp. String puppet of the simpler kind.

Brighella

An eighteenth-century puppet of Brighella, a character from the Commedia dell'Arte. Of the simpler kind of string puppet, held from above by a vertical iron rod (or thick wire) hooked to an eyelet on top of the head; a rod or string to the right hand (in this case, both hands). From a Paris puppet theatre of 1760.

Two Saracen knights

Two Saracen knights, characters from the marionette theatre of southern France, (Charlemagne legend). Simple string puppet.

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