Christ Child
Artist
Netherlandish
Dateabout 1500
Mediumwood with traces of gilding
Dimensions33 x 15.2 x 7.6 cm (13 x 6 x 3 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Terms
Object number1996.90
DescriptionTraces of gilding in the hair.Label TextDoll-like sculptures dressed in real cothing reflected popular piety in the late medieval period. Women in religious orders made clothing for and dressed figures of the Christ Child, such as this one, as acts of devotion.ProvenanceNelson Goodman
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