Artist/Maker Fernand Martin (active 1887-1919)

Mechanical toy (Punch and Judy)

ca. 1890

Place madeParis, France

Wood, paper, plaster, textile metal, paint

Overall: 9 3/4 x 6 x 3 1/4 in. ( 24.8 x 15.2 x 8.3 cm )

INV.4560

DescriptionDrum mounted on four wooden knob feet with an image printed in color of a boy and girl in a rustic landscape on the front; on top, in box-like compartment, are dolls with plaster heads representing Punch (in red with lace trim) and Judy (in blue with lace trim); Punch batters Judy with a wooden stick when hand-crank on side of drum is turned.

ClassificationsTOYS