Einsiedeln Scraped Madonna with two ravens on the back

Description

Type: scraping figure

Workshop: unknown

Object: figure

Material: earthenware (low-fired), traces of red paint on the back

Dimensions: height: 4.3 cm, width: 1.3 cm, depth: 0.7 cm

Periode of Manufacture: probably 1800 to 1900

Condition: partial loss of paint and clay

Mark: Two ravens

Details:
This Scraped Madonna depicts the Madonna of Einsiedeln (Switzerland). The scraping figure is sold for decorative purposes only and not for use as a scraping figure.

The mark featuring two ravens on the back of this Scraped Madonna suggests that it was not produced by Einsiedeln Abbey. This is because Einsiedeln Abbey’s mark also features a coat of arms around the ravens.