Paper pattern for making puppet? Made from tracing paper. The shapes have been drawn on the paper in pencil and cut out around the edges. a. Main dress pattern drawn in pencil with one sleeve also drawn in. On the back is written in pencil 'dress / 3 B M / Farmer's Wife'. (ie. Three blind mice.) b. Apron. Fits over dress and is nearly as long (apron would be about knee length). c. Head with one eye and eyebrow and hair drawn in pencil. Seen from the side and has large nose in profile. d. Hair swept to top of head and done in a round bun. Fits in place over hairline drawn on head. e. Left arm (viewed from front). Starts where short sleeve of dress ends and has bent elbow and incomplete hand. It appears that H89/307g (knife) fits into this hand. f. Right arm, continuation of sleeve drawn on dress. Starts just below elbow and has straight lower arm and indeterminate hand. g. Knife. Long with handle drawn in pencil. Appears to fit into left hand. h. Approximately rectangular object. May be a foot. i. Foot shaped piece. Has unidentifiable pencil lines on it. j. Envelope in which pieces were contained. 'Flannel Graph / Farmer's Wife.' written on the front in black ink. The envelope is addressed to 'Miss F Rogers / 75 Glendower St. / Perth' and is postmarked 'PAID AT NORTH PERTH / --22SE59 / WEST AUST' The entire collection of marionettes and puppets, which includes 31 marionettes, 26 hand puppets (glove and rod), 20 puppet heads, 9 hand sticks, 3 stick dolls and a travelling stage, were used, and many were made, by Miss Frances Rogers. Miss Rogers, born on 19 Oct 1904, went to teacher's college in 1930 and joined the Education Department of WA in 1934. Between 1934 and her retirement in 1967, she taught at various country schools, took special classed for deaf and dumb children in Mosman Park, and classes for mentally and physically disabled children in Leederville. She used the puppets as teaching aids for the disabled children.
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History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H1989.307 |
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| Accession Date: | 2 May 1989 |
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