Bordentown - Patience Lovell Wright House - New Jersey Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

1769 – the death of the husband of Patience Wright (later America's first native-born sculptor). To make a living she molded faces out of putty, bread dough, and wax, making portraits in tinted wax. 1770s &
1780s -- some of the buildings in the downtown included Hoagland's Tavern (owned by Col. Oakey Hoagland); the Francis Hopkinson House; the home of Col. Joseph Borden; and the Patience Wright House.
By 1772 – Patience Wright she traveled to London where became a sensation, bolstered by her more crass American behavior and speech.

Marker Name: Home of Patience Lovell Wright Marker Type: Official NJ State Marker text: Home of Patience Lovell Wright 1725-1786 First American Modeler in Wax and female spy. Mother of Joseph Wright the designer of the original US coins Dedication Date: 11/20/1943 City: Bordentown County: Burlington Group responsible for placement: Unknown Web Link: [Web Link]

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