A Bow figure of an abbess, c.1755-58, seated and reading from a large prayer brook inscribed

A Bow figure of an abbess, c.1755-58, seated and reading from a large prayer brook inscribed 'Vanitas Vanitatum', her left hand outstretched, her right foot extending from the hem of her robes, a little restoration to her foot and left hand, 14.8cm.

Provenance: the Roger and Patricia Daniels Collection.

Patricia entertained the strong notion, perhaps based on the nun's manly features, that this particular figure was of the actor David Garrick in a cross-dressing role. She discussed this in her Bow Porcelain book in a chapter titled 'Let the Porcelain Speak'.