An Early 20thC French Articulated Child Mannequin c.1910 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope There are a few inscriptions

There are a few inscriptions to the reverse

Punch and his chums were first seen in England when Charles II

or episodes from his life

often involved the use of found objects

The period from around 1860 to 1910 is known as the golden age of automata

An Early 20thC French Articulated Child Mannequin c.1910 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope There are a few inscriptionsOrigin: French Period: Early 20th Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1910 Height: 31. 5 Width: 12 Depth: 8. 5 The wooden male child form having articulated upper arms, in maple being black painted, and a red painted torso with the original black leather shoes, and painted black socks, with a papier mch and pressed card torso, the whole surviving from early twentieth century France. The mannequin is complete aside from the hands which may or may not