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When did the garden gnome first become popular?
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May 29, 2013 2:45PM
While garden gnomes seemed to have appeared during the Renaissance, their popularity did not take off until the Victorian Era, when manufactured Garden Gnomes from Germany spread to France and England.
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What is the origin of the garden gnome?

The practice of adding statues to gardens can be dated back to
the Renaissance period. Statues of garden-gnome-like dwarves were
already present at this early period. The first garden statues to
be clearly defined as gnomes appeared in Germany in the 1840s.
Garden gnomes eventually spread all over the world, but they are
still linked with German tradition.
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