Infant Christ
Object type: Statuette
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Southern German
Date: mid-18th century
Medium: Ivory, seed pearls, silk, metal thread, lace, parchment, wood and glass
Dimensions: Height (.4a, figure only): 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm);
Height (.4a–d, figure dressed): 5 1/2 in. (14 cm);
Height (base, .4e): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit line: Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1975
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Infants|Cross