Unknown artist, eighteenth centuryproduced by Coade’s Artificial Stone Manufactory, 1769–1840, British
Title:
Father Time
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Stoneware ('Coade Stone')
Dimensions:
Overall: 59 1/2 inches (151.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2013.14.1
Classification:
Sculptures
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
religious and mythological subject
Currently On View:
On view
Gallery Label:
This piece of cast sculpture is made of Coade stone, the trade name for a type of stoneware developed by the British businesswoman Eleanor Coade (1733–1821). In comparison to using marble, stone, or lead, this material provided a cheaper and more efficient way of reproducing large sculptures and had the added benefit of being almost entirely resistant to weathering. As a consequence, Coade stone was widely used for the production of statues, garden ornaments, and architectural decorations. This figure of Father Time was used widely in memorials, funerary monuments and, as in this example, as a centerpiece of gardens. Gallery label for A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)