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Carving of Madonna & child, inspired by a medieval example surviving in Le Musée de l’Evéche in Quimper, Britanny. The statue was carved from oak by master carver Emyr Hughes (from Llangollen, now living in Gloucestershire). It shows Mary holding the Christ child with her left arm. He holds an orb in his left hand. The statue was painted by Fleur Kelly from Mells, Nr Frome, Somerset, using natural pigments and gold leaf (cost £1,000.00).
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F09.26
Creation/Production
Hughes, Emyr
Date: 2007
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Height
(mm): 740
Depth
(mm): 220
Techniques
carved
painted
Material
wood
paint
gold
Location
St Fagans St Teilo's Church
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