Inv. B 29
Standing Virgin and Child; cloak lined with fur; Christ in long robe; Christ on left arm; blessing gesture.
Koechlin 1924: France, end of the 14th century.
Museum's opinion 2013: France, mid 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Missing: left forearm of Christ; front part of the Virgin's head; crown (probably metal).
Comments
Pattern of small holes adorning the edges of the Virgin's cloak (they possibly were filled with small gems). Some black material must have been used for the eyes.
Provenance
Collection of Alexander Schnütgen (b. 1843, d. 1918); Schnütgen donated his collection to the city of Cologne in 1906 and the first Schnütgen Museum opened in 1910.
Bibliography
F. Witte, Die Skulpturen der Sammlung Schnütgen in Cöln (Berlin, 1912), pl. XXVIII.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 240; II, no. 661.
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