The Virgin and Child

Here the Virgin Mary holds the Christ Child in both arms. The circlet on her head has five small drilled holes on its upper edge. These originally held carved decoration. The Christ Child wears a long gold tunic and holds a large pear in his hands. The Virgin's robe is red and her mantle is gilded. Elsewhere there are remains of decoration.This includes punched and incised decoration around a small part of the hem of the Virgin's mantle. Here there are also faint traces of two letters in red (possibly MA).

This statuette is in many ways typical of sculpture made in Malines (Mechelen, Belgium). However, the pose of the Christ Child is slightly different from most Maline's examples and the Virgin Mary has a slightly more doll-like face.