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Gnome with Spade

Gnomes were believed to ward off evil and to help plants grow during the night. This is why gnomes are often depicted with the equipment of rural life such as spades, forks, wheelbarrows and trugs.

Ref: 2005.001

Materials

Terracotta

Theme

Gnomes

Year

c.1960

Collection No:

2005.001