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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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