IDENTIFIERS
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id:	31401
accession number:	M.9-1951

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Thursday 10 December 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Virgin and Child.  Alabaster, carved in the round. The Virgin wears a crown over her veil and holds the naked Child in her right arm. The hands of the Child are lost in the veil of the Virgin with which he plays. The drapery folds are voluminous and completely disguise the figure beneath. The group is supported on a wooden stand of octagonal shape with moulded sides and central spike to put into a hole in the base.
title:	figure

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
creditline: Percy Moore Turner Bequest

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/31401

PEOPLE
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Virgin Mary
Christ




TECHNIQUES
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alabaster, carved in the round
carving

CATEGORIES
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category: sculpture

DATING
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creation date:	1400 - 1500
creation date earliest:	1400
creation date latest:	1500
culture:	15th Century#

CREATORS
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maker: School of the Lower Rhine

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 26.7

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 11.5