Wax model portrait of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, by
Patience Lovell Wright (1725-1786) and historical plaque honoring her.
Source: 100 Farnsworth Street (private home), Bordentown, NJ
Courtesy, Colman Collection
Date: 1779 (for sculpture) and 1754-1779 for plaque

The sign reads:

 PATIENCE LOVELL WRIGHT
1725-1786
FIRST AMERICAN MODELER IN WAX 
AND FEMALE SPY 
MOTHER OF  JOSEPH WRIGHT
DESIGNER OF ORIGINAL U.S. COINS

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