Girl Puppet

Girl puppet

Material: wood, fabric

Dimensions: The Madelon puppet measures between 43 and 45 cm

Weight: approx. 400 g

The hands of the Girl puppet are carved from linden wood.

The head of the Girl puppet is crafted from linden and cherry wood.

These handcrafted puppets are painted by hand with tempera and then lacquered.

Great care is taken with each costume, which is sewn both by hand and by machine.

The Girl puppet is suitable for both small and large hands.

This hand puppet is designed to be played with and manipulated.

As each puppet is unique, the size may vary slightly from one puppet to another.

To complete your puppet collection, discover at Souvenirs de Lyon the friends of Guignol:

The Gnafron puppet (Guignol’s friend), the Madelon puppet (Guignol’s fiancée), the Policeman puppet, the Thief puppet, and other characters that can be part of a Guignol theater show or a hand puppet collection.

⚠️ Not suitable for children under 3 years old
This puppet is not a toy but a handcrafted object.

Made in Europe
Souvenirs de Lyon Handcrafted Puppet Collection

Its creator, Laurent Mourguet, a former silk worker who became a tooth-puller, brought Guignol to life at the beginning of the 19th century in Lyon. His statue, along with Guignol’s, can be found on Rue du Doyenné in Old Lyon.

Guignol became the voice of the common people and a proud representative of the Lyonnais dialect. Other characters soon followed: Madelon, Gnafron, Toinon, the Policeman, Canezou, the Bailiff, Madame Quiquenet, the Thief...

Discover our range of hand puppets: Guignol puppets, Madelon puppets, Thief puppets, Policeman puppets, Gnafron puppets, Bailiff puppets, Canezou puppets, Toinon puppets.

To expand your collection of handcrafted puppets and hand puppet shows, we have created new characters: the Pirate puppet, the Mermaid puppet, the Little Red Riding Hood puppet, the Wolf puppet, Boy and Girl puppets, Puppets of the World, Angel puppets, Santa Claus puppets, the Doctor puppet, the Nurse puppet…