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A plaster figure of a naked child laying on a draped cloth, a cross and a pillow. The child holds a laurel branch in its right hand. The figure sits on a rectangular wooden base, which is covered with velvet. The whole is covered with glass dome.
Museum of Childhood
Edinburgh
Title
Memorial Carving
Date
c.1894
Medium
plaster
Measurements
H 16 x W 8.5 x D (?) cm (E)
Accession number
MC840.97
Acquisition method
unknown provenance
Work type
Sculpture
Inscription description
handwritten paper label on underside of the wooden base: In Memoriam of Constance Alice Lane. Born 16th March 1890. Died 3rd March 1894.