A Bow female figure emblematic of 'Matrimony', circa 1755-60, the figure before a bocage, with a pert hat, tight ribboned bodice with a blue and mauve striped floral skirt and lemon overskirt, holding her attribute of a birdcage and raised on a footed rococo base picked out in puce and gilt, unmarked, see similar, G. Savage, '18th Century English Porcelain', (1964 edition)', plate 63, height 21 cm
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- Emblematic - Serving as a symbol.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Bocage - The name given to floral and leaf decoration usually surrounding the main subject in ceramic figures and groups, commonly on 18th century porcelain from the Derby, Bow and Minton works.
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