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Bow figure of a boxer
, 1750–1755
The boxer is shown in an aggressive attitude with fists raised. He wears puce-flowered, pale yellow shorts and black buckled shoes. His pink jacket and black hat are spread over a tree stump whose base is covered with applied flowers. This rare figure bears the impressed ladder mark and its importance is enhanced by the fact that a portion of a 'waster' from a similar figure was discovered in the vicinity of the Bow factory, confirming the attribution of the model to Bow.
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Title of artwork, date
Bow figure of a boxer, 1750–1755
Date supported
1969
Medium and material
Pottery
Grant
106
Total cost
231
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