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Description1810 Ransome & Son - painting - outdoor ten pin bowling.jpg
A circa 1810 painting of outdoor ten pin bowling on the grounds of Ransome & Son Iron Foundry, Ipswich, England (now in United Kingdom)
Modern reproduction of painting: Pluckhahn, Bruce (December 1988). "Bowling Games People Play". Bowlers Journal. Chicago, Illinois: National Bowlers Journal Inc. p. 121.
Pluckhahn's 1988 image caption states: "It was always suspected that tenpins was not a game of U.S. origin. But until the Hall curator stumbled across this 1810 painting in Ipswich, England, he'd nothing tangible to go on. But count the pins yourself. Ten!"
Pluckhahn's 1988 article text recites: "...a painting that hangs in the board room of the Ransome factory in Ipswich, England. Painted around 1810, it shows some village dandies playing a game in which there are, count 'em, 10 pins. I know, because I not only counted them when I visited the factory a few years ago, but I obtained a copy of the print for hanging in the Tenpin Alley of the bowling museum." (apparently referring to the International Bowling Museum in the U.S.)
Re date of the painting: The painting has a sign saying "Ransome & Son" (singular). Grace's guide verifies Ransome & Son (singular) was in existence from 1808 to 1818, at which time "Son" became "Sons" (plural). These dates confirm the time period of the painting as being between those years—which includes the circa 1810 figure that Pluckhahn writes.
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Source
1810 painting shown in magazine article authored by Pluckhahn, Bruce (December 1988). "Bowling Games People Play". Bowlers Journal. Chicago, Illinois: National Bowlers Journal Inc. p. 121.
Author
Unknown painter in 1810
Licensing
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This UK artistic or literary work, of which the author is unknown and cannot be ascertained by reasonable enquiry, is in the public domain because it is one of the following:
A photograph, which has never previously been made available to the public (e.g. by publication or display at an exhibition) and which was taken more than 70 years ago (before 1 January 1954); or
A photograph, which was made available to the public (e.g. by publication or display at an exhibition) more than 70 years ago (before 1 January 1954); or
An artistic work other than a photograph (e.g. a painting), or a literary work, which was made available to the public (e.g. by publication or display at an exhibition) more than 70 years ago (before 1 January 1954).
This tag can be used only when the author cannot be ascertained by reasonable enquiry. If you wish to rely on it, please specify in the image description the research you have carried out to find who the author was. The above is all subject to any overriding publication right which may exist. In practice, publication right will often override the first of the bullet points listed.
Unpublished anonymous paintings remain in copyright until at least 1 January 2040. This tag does not apply to engravings or musical works. More information
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A circa 1810 painting of outdoor ten pin bowling on the grounds of Ransome & Son Iron Foundry, Ipswich, England (now in United Kingdom)
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