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Collections > Wood Carving > Figure: Madonna and Child

Figure: Madonna and Child

Carved wooden statuette of the Madonna and Child, with traces of red paint and gilding. The Virgin Mary wears a draped cloak, her hair is long and wavy and is surmounted by a flat crown. The Christ Child holds an orb. He is depicted as a miniature adult rather than as a baby. The figure is flat at the back. The base is drilled for a peg, perhaps to locate the figure among a group. The Virgin's head is quite flat, as if it might have carried a detachable metal crown.
Size: Height: 32 cm

Object Type: figure

Materials: Wood, Gilded

Museum Accession Number: Founders/W.105