VIRGIN AND CHILD South German, 17th/18th century H. 34,5/37 cm Fruit wood, worked in full round. Later base. Polychromy removed, later varnish coating. Maria's right hand is missing, the child's left hand and feet are damaged. Later addition in the base area. Traces of age. Property of a Thuringian noble family, formerly inventory of Poschwitz Castle. The sculpture is visible on an old photography of the "Turmzimmer". Lit. "Über ein halbes Jahrtausend auf angestammter Scholle". Geschichte der Herren von der Gabelentz auf Poschwitz 1388-1938. Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig 1938, p. 106.