[5] Other nicknames for the piece include Nuala with the Hula (credited to Gerard Doyle), the Belle on the Ball, the Doll with the Ball,[2] the Whoore with the Hoop,[2] the Angel of Harmony,[3] the Thing with the Ring, Our Lady of Thanksgiving and the Angel of Thanksgiving.

Made of stainless steel and cast bronze, she spirals upwards and holds aloft "the ring of thanksgiving".

[10] The globe at her feet indicates the universal philosophy of peace, harmony and thanksgiving, and has marked on its surface the cities where the people and industries of Belfast migrated and exported to.

Copeland Ltd of 9 Mallusk Drive, Newtownabbey, BT36 4GX who retain the rights to the image,[11] worked from the original scale maquettes by Scott, with the bronze globe cast by Beltane Studios in Peebles.

[10] The artwork is based on a concept proposed by Myrtle Smyth,[5] who was inspired by Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas in Texas.