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Virgin and Child

French (Lorraine?)
Medieval (Gothic)
about 1325–50
Place of Manufacture: France, Lorraine

Medium/Technique Ivory
Dimensions 9.5 x 5.1 cm (3 3/4 x 2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Albert Hale
Accession Number64.1588
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionOn angled bench, molded top and base. Sharp angular drapery folds, Virgin with trefoil at front of crown.
Provenance1956, Mathias Komor, New York; 1956, sold by Komor to Mrs. Albert Hale, Dedham, MA; 1964, gift of Mrs. Albert Hale to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 23, 1964)