“Of the figures and groups, only a few are mentioned, such as Minerva of two sizes, Flora, imperial shepherd and shepherdess, the new shepherd and its companion, Cupid, gentleman and lady, boy and girl, fluter, fiddler, harlequin, columbine, and pierrot or clown, tambourine-player, sportsman, cook, Dutch dancer, woman with chicken, Turk and companion, female figure, birds on pedestals, swans, boars, squirrels, buck and doe, goat, and toys of all sorts.
“These short notices of Bow figures, although far from being important examples, will remind many of our readers of similar pieces which have been classed as Chelsea.
“We may also refer to the pair of white china figures of Woodward the actor, and Mrs. Clive, in the costumes as given in Bell’s ‘Collection of Plays.’ A pair of these in the white Bow china, exquisitely modelled and finished, bear the date 1758 stamped in the clay: they are in the possession of a lady whose family has retained them ever since they came from the factory.
“Memorandum-book of John Bowcocke for 1758.
“There is very little to interest us in this book. Bowcocke was at Dublin for the first eight months, receiving consignments of glass and china from the works, which were sold principally by auction. The money taken was remitted weekly to the company.
“‘Feb. 9, 1758. Dublin. I went to see Sheridan, in Hamlet.
April 19. Lady Freik shew’d me two tureens she brought from France, moulded from a full-grown cabbage. (A sketch is given.)
Aug. 22. At Nottingham. Called on Mr. Rigley; he says he was used ill about some figure Thorpe sent, not to order, and has done.
Sept. 24. At Bow. Went to hear Mr. John Crowther preach his first sermon.