Spanish Colonial Carved and Polychromed Ecclesiastical Reliquary Figure

Circa 1800, carved wood with gesso and polychrome, in the form of a Madonna or Saintly female figure in dark habit, her chest with glass front reliquary compartment which appears to retain some unidentified relic, her cincture adorned with a collection of vintage prayer medals and rosary.

27 x 11 x 8 in.

From the Estate of the late Dr. Larry Bridge, Albemarle, North Carolina

Scattered areas of paint and wood loss to the edges; age cracks and old insect damage; surface soiling and dust accretions to crevices.