An early Derby figure of a female musician c.1756-58, possibly emblematic of Hearing, seated and playing the mandolin, wearing a deep puce robe over a flowered skirt, raised on a low base with shell scroll motif, a small amount of restoration, the decoration possible a little later, 12.8cm.Cf. Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures, no. B34, which records similar figures of Taste and Smell. The close comparison would suggest that this belongs to that series.