Figure of female Saint

Made:
1700-1850 in France
maker:
Unknown
Wooden figure of the Virgin Mary, possibly French

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Wooden figure of the Virgin Mary, possibly French
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Wooden figure of the Virgin Mary, possibly French, 1700-1850; May originally have had halo, could possibly be Saint Anne, patroness of women desiring children, during childbirth and of wet-nurses

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A136376
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
height 510 mm
width 130 mm
length 150 mm
type:
figure - representation
credit:
Treanton