The Virgin and Child
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
This statuette is by an unknown artist from the late 15th century from Siegburg, Germany and represents the Virgin standing with the Infant Christ on her right arm. With her left hand she holds a rosary, which the Child is also grasping. The figures are surrounded by a glory.
It is made of pipeclay, which is a fine white clay also used to make tobacco pipes and pottery. Conveniently situated on a major trading route, Siegburg was a centre of ceramic production with well-organised workshops and kilns in which pipe-clay figures were also fired.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1580-1903
