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Source Description
Even though this figure and his counterpart (1945.36) are not accompanied by a sheep, these ceramic sculptures were sometimes known as “Garland Shepherds” during the mid-1700s. The name derived from a similar set produced by one of the Bow Porcelain Factory’s rivals, the Derby Porcelain Factory, in which the male figure holds a lamb. While these two factories often produced similar sets of pastoral, allegorical, biographical, and religious figures, the Bow Factory was known as one of the preeminent porcelain manufacturers, rivaled only by the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, with which Bow would later merge.
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Document identity
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124403
label
Figure of a Gardener
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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124403
contentType
object
title
Figure of a Gardener
description
Even though this figure and his counterpart (1945.36) are not accompanied by a sheep, these ceramic sculptures were sometimes known as “Garland Shepherds” during the mid-1700s. The name derived from a similar set produced by one of the Bow Porcelain Factory’s rivals, the Derby Porcelain Factory, in which the male figure holds a lamb. While these two factories often produced similar sets of pastoral, allegorical, biographical, and religious figures, the Bow Factory was known as one of the preeminent porcelain manufacturers, rivaled only by the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, with which Bow would later merge.
date
c. 1765–70
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79902288
creators
18463
genreSpecific
Ceramic
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.)
cul
England, London, Bow
accession
1945.37
Source extras
tec
soft-paste porcelain
tombstone
Figure of a Gardener, c. 1765–70. Bow Porcelain Factory (British). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. M. Luntz, 1945.37
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
Due to the abundance of grapes, pears, plums, and other fall fruits spilling from the figure’s basket, this <em>Gardener</em> has also been considered a personification of Autumn.
citations
citation
Foote, Helen. "Shepherd and Shepherdess in Bow Porcelain." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>33, no. 3 (March 1946): 23-24.
page_number
Reproduced: front cover; Mentioned: p. 23
creditline
Gift of Mrs. A. M. Luntz
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2026-05-29 06:24:57.173000
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124403
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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soft-paste porcelain
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gender unknown
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1
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0
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photo
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