This mezzotint has been trimmed and its original title and caption have been removed. Copies in other collections bear the title Miss Calash in Contemplation, with a caption that reads 'This Lady reads, then tripping thro the Grove; Turns all her thoughts to rural bliss & love'. It was printed for publisher and printseller Carington Bowles at, 69 St. Paul’s Church Yard, London, on 15 May 1780.

This copy belonged to the actor and collector of theatrical memorabilia Robert Eddison. It is annotated on the mount as actress Peg Woffington and was probably sold to Eddison as such. The removal of the title and caption would have made identification difficult. It is in fact a satricial print, mocking both the fashions of the time and the type of young woman, who, like Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility, would wander out into the countryside to read poetry and commune with nature. The title refers to the head-dress worn by the eponymous lady. A calash was a large collapsible hood designed to protect the fashionable padded hairstyles of the day from the elements. Judging by the way Miss Calash peers coyly at the viewer, and by her provocative and revealing skirt, she may have more than the wonders of nature on her mind.