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Puppet 'Devil', part of the Punch and Judy set Long Caption: 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. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. All rights reserved. Object: ZBA2306 Artist: unknown Date: unknown Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.