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Bowls Collection (#6)

"Bowls: A Journey Through Time, Culture, and Playfulness" Step back in time to Britain in 1903 with "A Game of Bowls

Background imageBowls Collection: Warwick Vase (marble)

Warwick Vase (marble)
GLS219823 Warwick Vase (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); height: 2.94 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Scotland; (add.info)

Background imageBowls Collection: Dog, 1751 (oil on canvas)

Dog, 1751 (oil on canvas)
GLS380340 Dog, 1751 (oil on canvas) by Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (1686-1755); Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Background imageBowls Collection: The Frugal Meal (oil on canvas)

The Frugal Meal (oil on canvas)
GLS219857 The Frugal Meal (oil on canvas) by Israels, Jozef (Josef) (1824-1911); 88.9x138.7 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Background imageBowls Collection: Grey Iris, 1855 (w/c on paper)

Grey Iris, 1855 (w/c on paper)
GLS314094 Grey Iris, 1855 (w/c on paper) by Mackintosh, Charles Rennie (1868-1928); 41.5x36 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Background imageBowls Collection: Untitled (colour litho)

Untitled (colour litho)
MAN464495 Untitled (colour litho) by Lauson, K. (fl.1920s); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: commissioned by the Empire Marketing Board)

Background imageBowls Collection: Untitled, from the series Christmas Fare from the Empire (colour litho)

Untitled, from the series Christmas Fare from the Empire (colour litho)
MAN464430 Untitled, from the series Christmas Fare from the Empire (colour litho) by Harrison, F.C. (fl.1920s); Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageBowls Collection: Kylix, c. 500 BC (ceramic)

Kylix, c. 500 BC (ceramic)
7292370 Kylix, c. 500 BC (ceramic) by Greek school, (5th century BC); 7.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: A red earthenware bowl with two handles on a stem painted in blackware)

Background imageBowls Collection: Bowl with Aeneas at Carthage, 1545 (earthenware)

Bowl with Aeneas at Carthage, 1545 (earthenware)
7394044 Bowl with Aeneas at Carthage, 1545 (earthenware) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageBowls Collection: Blue-and-white stem bowl with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks, mid-14th century (porcelain)

Blue-and-white stem bowl with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks, mid-14th century (porcelain)
7394090 Blue-and-white stem bowl with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks, mid-14th century (porcelain) by Chinese School (14th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageBowls Collection: Bowl with Adam and Eve, 1596 (earthenware)

Bowl with Adam and Eve, 1596 (earthenware)
7394067 Bowl with Adam and Eve, 1596 (earthenware) by English School, (16th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: earthenware, tin-glazed (delftware)

Background imageBowls Collection: Blue-and-white stem bowl with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks, mid-14th century (porcelain)

Blue-and-white stem bowl with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks, mid-14th century (porcelain)
7394088 Blue-and-white stem bowl with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks, mid-14th century (porcelain) by Chinese School (14th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageBowls Collection: Still Life, c. 1905-06 (oil on canvas)

Still Life, c. 1905-06 (oil on canvas)
NUL118377 Still Life, c.1905-06 (oil on canvas) by Valtat, Louis (1869-1952); 60x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Louis Valtat)

Background imageBowls Collection: Fluted bowl with a putto, 1625-1650 (earthenware)

Fluted bowl with a putto, 1625-1650 (earthenware)
7394057 Fluted bowl with a putto, 1625-1650 (earthenware) by European School, (17th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: earthenware, tin-glazed (delftware)

Background imageBowls Collection: Blue-and-white stem bowl with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks, mid-14th century (porcelain)

Blue-and-white stem bowl with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks, mid-14th century (porcelain)
7394089 Blue-and-white stem bowl with lotus flowers and mandarin ducks, mid-14th century (porcelain) by Chinese School (14th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageBowls Collection: Bowl with figural and calligraphic decoration, 2nd half of the 14th century (brass)

Bowl with figural and calligraphic decoration, 2nd half of the 14th century (brass)
7394155 Bowl with figural and calligraphic decoration, 2nd half of the 14th century (brass) by Iranian School, (14th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: brass)

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885710

Background imageBowls Collection: Kneeling female figure with bowl and child, late 19th or early 20th century (wood, kaolin)

Kneeling female figure with bowl and child, late 19th or early 20th century (wood, kaolin, glass or mica, & paint)
1068140 Kneeling female figure with bowl and child, late 19th or early 20th century (wood, kaolin, glass or mica, & paint) by African School; 54.6x25.4x24 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Background imageBowls Collection: Narcissus, 1548-1565 (marble)

Narcissus, 1548-1565 (marble)
7146278 Narcissus, 1548-1565 (marble) by Cellini, Benvenuto (1500-71); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Narcissus, 1548-1565, Benvenuto Cellini, marble)

Background imageBowls Collection: Bacchus, 1496-97 (marble)

Bacchus, 1496-97 (marble)
7146160 Bacchus, 1496-97 (marble) by Sansovino, Jacopo (Jacopo Tatti) (1486-1570); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Bacchus, 1496-97, Michelangelo Buonarroti)

Background imageBowls Collection: Temperance, 1470 circa, (tempera grassa on wood)

Temperance, 1470 circa, (tempera grassa on wood)
7146299 Temperance, 1470 circa, (tempera grassa on wood) by Pollaiolo, Piero del (1443-96); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Temperance, 1470 circa, Piero del Pollaiolo)

Background imageBowls Collection: Man eating Milk-Soup (oil on canvas)

Man eating Milk-Soup (oil on canvas)
490041 Man eating Milk-Soup (oil on canvas) by Permeke, Constant (1886-1952); 153x170 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageBowls Collection: Lidded tetrapod bowl with paddler and peccaries, c 200-450 AD (ceramic and cinnabar)

Lidded tetrapod bowl with paddler and peccaries, c 200-450 AD (ceramic and cinnabar)
1069828 Lidded tetrapod bowl with paddler and peccaries, c 200-450 AD (ceramic and cinnabar) by Mayan; 30.48 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Early Classic period)

Background imageBowls Collection: Hygeia, mid 2nd century AD (marble)

Hygeia, mid 2nd century AD (marble)
7146675 Hygeia, mid 2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Hygeia, mid 2nd century AD, roman art, marble, Uffizi gallery)

Background imageBowls Collection: Bacchus, 1511-12 (marble)

Bacchus, 1511-12 (marble)
7146281 Bacchus, 1511-12 (marble) by Sansovino, Jacopo (Jacopo Tatti) (1486-1570); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Bacchus, 1511-12, Jacopo Tatti)

Background imageBowls Collection: Bacchus, 1511-12 (marble)

Bacchus, 1511-12 (marble)
7146154 Bacchus, 1511-12 (marble) by Sansovino, Jacopo (Jacopo Tatti) (1486-1570); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Bacchus, 1511-12, Jacopo Tatti)

Background imageBowls Collection: Bacchus, 1560 circa (bronze)

Bacchus, 1560 circa (bronze)
7146206 Bacchus, 1560 circa (bronze) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Bacchus, 1560 circa, Giambologna, bronze)

Background imageBowls Collection: 'Trend' coffeepot, creamer, sugar bowl, 1952 (silver)

"Trend" coffeepot, creamer, sugar bowl, 1952 (silver)
1071792 "Trend" coffeepot, creamer, sugar bowl, 1952 (silver) by Gorham Manufacturing Company; 20.32x18.42x12.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Background imageBowls Collection: Bacchus, 1496-97 (marble)

Bacchus, 1496-97 (marble)
7146162 Bacchus, 1496-97 (marble) by Sansovino, Jacopo (Jacopo Tatti) (1486-1570); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Bacchus, 1496-97, Michelangelo Buonarroti)

Background imageBowls Collection: Kitty Fisher as Cleopatra, 1759 (oil on canvas)

Kitty Fisher as Cleopatra, 1759 (oil on canvas)
7146422 Kitty Fisher as Cleopatra, 1759 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); Kenwood House, London, UK; (add.info.: Kitty Fisher (1741-1767) as Cleopatra, Sir Joshua Reynolds

Background imageBowls Collection: Sir Francis Drake playing bowls, with the Spanish Armada in sight at Plymouth Hoe, England in 1588

Sir Francis Drake playing bowls, with the Spanish Armada in sight at Plymouth Hoe, England in 1588
2638477 Sir Francis Drake playing bowls, with the Spanish Armada in sight at Plymouth Hoe, England in 1588. by English School

Background imageBowls Collection: Asante Chair, from Ghana (wood) (see also 186354)

Asante Chair, from Ghana (wood) (see also 186354)
HSC186353 Asante Chair, from Ghana (wood) (see also 186354) by African School; height:52 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Background imageBowls Collection: Lidded Saltcellar, 15th-16th century, Sierra Leone (ivory)

Lidded Saltcellar, 15th-16th century, Sierra Leone (ivory)
7326429 Lidded Saltcellar, 15th-16th century, Sierra Leone (ivory) by African School; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Sapi-Portuguese artist)

Background imageBowls Collection: Lidded Vessel, Nigeria, 17th-18th century (ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay)

Lidded Vessel, Nigeria, 17th-18th century (ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay)
7326427 Lidded Vessel, Nigeria, 17th-18th century (ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay) by African School; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Yoruba peoples, Owo group)

Background imageBowls Collection: On the Terrace (oil on canvas)

On the Terrace (oil on canvas)
1767509 On the Terrace (oil on canvas) by Buehr, Karl Albert (1866-1952) ; 71.1x91.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Terrace. Karl Albert Buehr (1866-1952). Oil on canvas

Background imageBowls Collection: Zinnias and Copper, (pastel on board)

Zinnias and Copper, (pastel on board)
822722 Zinnias and Copper, (pastel on board) by Hills, Laura Coombs (1859-1952); 54.6x45.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Zinnias and Copper. Laura Coombs Hills (1859-1952). Pastel on board

Background imageBowls Collection: 'The Armada must wait until I have finished my game' (colour litho)

"The Armada must wait until I have finished my game" (colour litho)
2911903 "The Armada must wait until I have finished my game" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); (add.info)

Background imageBowls Collection: Still-life, Bowl of Fruit, 1921 (oil on canvas)

Still-life, Bowl of Fruit, 1921 (oil on canvas)
988779 Still-life, Bowl of Fruit, 1921 (oil on canvas) by Valtat, Louis (1869-1952); 38.4x55.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still-life, Bowl of Fruit; Nature Morte, Compotier et Fruits)

Background imageBowls Collection: Soul Vessel (terracotta)

Soul Vessel (terracotta)
HSC181679 Soul Vessel (terracotta) by African School; diameter:43 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: tradition of burying the dead twice; in period between the two burials)

Background imageBowls Collection: Three samurai listen to a courtesan play the shamisen, as a kamuro brings food on a tray

Three samurai listen to a courtesan play the shamisen, as a kamuro brings food on a tray
FLO4630777 Three samurai listen to a courtesan play the shamisen, as a kamuro brings food on a tray. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono

Background imageBowls Collection: Asante Chair, from Ghana (wood) (see also 186353)

Asante Chair, from Ghana (wood) (see also 186353)
HSC186354 Asante Chair, from Ghana (wood) (see also 186353) by African School; height:52 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Background imageBowls Collection: Detail of The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas)

Detail of The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas)
490055 Detail of The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas) by Garemyn, Jan-Anton (1712-99); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490054.); © Art in Flanders

Background imageBowls Collection: The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas)

The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas)
490054 The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas) by Garemyn, Jan-Anton (1712-99); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageBowls Collection: Choir Stalls (oak)

Choir Stalls (oak)
715408 Choir Stalls (oak) by Durlet, Francois Andre (1816-67); Onze Lieve Vrouwkerk, Antwerp Cathedral, Belgium

Background imageBowls Collection: Still life with grapes, 1937 (oil on canvas)

Still life with grapes, 1937 (oil on canvas)
471194 Still life with grapes, 1937 (oil on canvas) by Woestyne, Gustave van de (1881-1947); 54.2x66 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageBowls Collection: The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, c. 1629 (oil on canvas)

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, c. 1629 (oil on canvas)
471197 The Lamentation over the Dead Christ, c.1629 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 114x207 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Background imageBowls Collection: The Peasant Wedding. after 1616 (oil on panel)

The Peasant Wedding. after 1616 (oil on panel)
3470219 The Peasant Wedding. after 1616 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 69.9x105.2 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent




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"Bowls: A Journey Through Time, Culture, and Playfulness" Step back in time to Britain in 1903 with "A Game of Bowls, " where gentlemen engage in a strategic battle on the green. Intriguingly, even the legendary David Bryant found solace in this timeless game, often accompanied by his trusty pipe. Traveling across continents to Thailand, we discover the vibrant spices used in Thai cuisine that add an explosion of flavor to bowls of deliciousness. Meanwhile, men gracefully play bowls on a well-manicured lawn, showcasing their precision and skill amidst nature's beauty. Peering into a goldfish bowl adorned with aquatic weed reveals these mesmerizing creatures swimming serenely - a captivating sight indeed. Four adorable Boston Terrier puppies gather around their dog bowls eagerly devouring their meals - a heartwarming scene filled with joy and innocence. Transported to the nostalgic 1940s era when girls embraced equality and empowerment through sports like bowls - breaking societal norms one roll at a time. Immerse yourself in history as you witness Plymouth Hoe come alive with excitement upon sighting The Armada. John Seymour Lucas captures this pivotal moment beautifully. At Paignton's holiday camp in Devon, laughter fills the air as families bond over friendly competitions on the bowling green - creating cherished memories together. Curiosity piques when our feline friend fixates its gaze upon goldfish swimming within reach inside their glass abode - an eternal struggle between predator and prey? Venturing into Morocco's Marrakech unravels hand-painted glazed ceramic dishes adorning tables; each telling stories of African craftsmanship passed down through generations. Lastly, meet the dwarf Russian hamster who finds comfort within its cozy bowl-shaped nest – reminding us that home is not just about four walls but also about feeling safe and loved wherever we are.