Attribution
Unknown

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of gilding and polychromy: gold (hair and lines along the collars; pattern along the hems; belt; bird's feet; throne), green (belt; throne), blue (lining of the Virgin's cloak), red (lips; lining of Christ's robe; bird's wings and neck; throne).

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Object Condition
Missing: part of the base.
Numerous cracks on the back.
19th-century wedge at the bottom of the piece, probably replacing an original similar piece.

Provenance
Sommeson collection, Paris: Sommeson sale, Paris, 25 January 1848, lot 123; Rattier collection, Paris: bought by John Webb (b. 1799, d. 1880), London, at the Rattier sale, Paris, 21-24 March 1859, lot 192; purchased from him by the Museum in 1867.

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