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This type of Christ Child is described as being made for nuns upon the profession of the vows.
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Title: Reliquary vitrine
Date: mid-18th century
Culture: German or Austrian
Medium: Wood (pine?), gilded and polychromed and glass
Dimensions: Height: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1975
Accession Number: 1975.437.3a, b
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