The seasons are changing and autumn is upon us. That can mean only one thing…Halloween!
Autumnal Sudbury
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To fit in with the Halloween season, I thought I’d show you some of the spookier objects in our collection!
We’ve got a lovely collection of witches, from dolls to marionettes. Some are a lot creepier than others!
A witch marionette from the Lilliput Marionette Theatre
See it online here: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/661551
A witch marionette from the Lilliput Marionette Theatre
See it online here: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/661581
A witch doll made of maize
See it online here: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/669779
A witch doll
See it online here: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/669781
We can’t have witches without the witch’s trusty companion: the black cat!
A Steiff soft toy black cat
See it online here: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/663494
This is a creepy looking soft toy cat!
See it online here: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/664770
We’ve also got a couple of ghosts haunting our collection…
A ghost marionette from the Lilliput Marionette Theatre
See it online here: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/661587
A ghost marionette from the Lilliput Marionette Theatre
See it online here: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/661589
How would you feel to find this snake creeping up on you?
Or this spider?
A wooden spider from a set of Noah’s Ark animals
See it online here: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/664095
Finally, it wouldn’t be Halloween without a pumpkin!
A theatre programme in the shape of a pumpkin
See it online here: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/666783
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