Punch and Judy puppet: the Devil

A glove puppet, part of a Punch and Judy set belonging to puppeteer Peter Butchard (1909-2009). The puppet represents the devil and has a red wooden head with horns, black fur fabric hair, pointed ears and a hooked nose and chin. The left hand is wood, the right hand covered with white leather. The body of the puppet is made of a twill-woven pink fabric lined with white. The figure wears a dark pink cotton cap. The puppet play ends with a fight between Punch and the Devil - Punch wins.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2306
Collection: Toys, games and music
Type: Puppet
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 595 x 265 x 100 mm