Probably Mosan, late 13th/ early 14th century

The Virgin's proper right hand and arm are lost, and Christ's head and arms are lost. There are settings for stones to the edges of the Virgin's drapery. There are minor losses to Christ's feet. There is flaking and wear to the polychromy throughout, particularly to the top half at the reverse. Some of the decoration patterns are later additions. There are three holes to the back near the bottom. The joints for the compartment door to the reverse are slightly open. There is a hole to the top of the Virgin's head. There is minor splitting to the wood consistent with the material.
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This polychromed oak group of the Virgin and Child stands in a rigidly frontal position with the Christ Child seated in a three-quarter pose.  Her veil is short and her cloak is swept up beneath the Child in soft U-shaped folds revealing the pleats of her robe beneath.  This pose and the absence of a relationship between the Mother and Child point to a date late in the thirteenth or early fourteenth century. Compare this sculpture with the Virgin and Child in the Catharijne Convent Museum, Utrecht, attributed to the Mosan area (inv. no. ABM bh261).

RELATED LITERATURE
M. van Vlierden (ed.), Hout- en steensculptuur van Museum Catharijneconvent ca. 1200-1600, cat. Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, 2004, pp. 63-64