Exhibition: Dramatic Museum Realia
Item appears in the following exhibition pageItem Information Send feedback on this itemDublin CoreTitleRinaldo
DescriptionSicilian rod puppet operated from above. Face, legs of painted wood or plaster. Hands of metal. Armor, shield, sword, scabbard of unpainted tin decorated with copper and brass lions atop helmet, on shield and breastplate. Skirt of white silk with metallic tape trim and spangles. Breeches of lavender. A red and green feather plume attached to helmet.
Scholar suggests made in Palermo.
Conservation assessment: Stable
SourceDramatic Museum Realia
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Date1900-1960
IdentifierDM number: P33.01
Box: 27
CoverageItaly
Still Image Item Type MetadataOriginal FormatRod puppets
papier mache, metal
Physical Dimensions10.5" (21")
Citation“Rinaldo,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed May 5, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/realia/item/1574. |