id:			124388
accession number:	1945.36
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.36
updated:		2023-12-03 07:18:07.364000

Figure of a Gardener, c. 1765–70. Bow Porcelain Factory (British). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. M. Luntz 1945.36

title:				Figure of a Gardener
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creation date:			c. 1765–70
creation date earliest:		1760
creation date latest:		1775
current location:		203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			Gift of Mrs. A. M. Luntz
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culture:	England, London, Bow
technique:	soft-paste porcelain
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Bow Porcelain Factory (British)  - artist
Bow shares with Chelsea the distinction of being the first porcelain factory in England, but its early history is very obscure. It was founded by an Irish painter, Thomas Frye, and a glass-merchant, Edward Heylyn.
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measurements: Overall: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		35th Anniversary Exhibition
	opening date:   1951-06-20T04:00:00
	<i>35th Anniversary Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

	title:		British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)
	opening date:   2020-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Frank Stoner, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1945
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1945-
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