Clown puppet, probably from a Punch and Judy show

Object title: Clown puppet, probably from a Punch and Judy show
Accession or catalog number: PUP-0001
Object/work type: hand puppets
Character or subject: clown; Punch and Judy shows
Descriptive note: Hand-operated theatrical puppet representing a male clown or comic character, probably made for a Punch and Judy show. The figure has a carved and painted head with prominent facial features, a pointed blue, yellow, and red cap, a textile ruff, striped waistcoat, patterned jacket and trousers, painted hands, and black lower legs. The maker is unknown. The identification with a Punch and Judy performance is probable rather than certain.
Maker or creator: Unknown creator
Creation date: 1870/1879
Creation place: England (country)
Materials: wood; paint; textile materials
Techniques: carved; painted; sewn
Measurements: Not recorded
Provenance: Collection of the Huntington Museum of Art
Source or bibliography: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Puppet,_probably_from_Punch_and_Judy_show,_England,_c._1870s,_wood,_paint,_cloth_-_Huntington_Museum_of_Art_-_DSC05135.JPG
Rights statement: Photograph dedicated to the public domain by the photographer, Daderot
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/