18th-century Virgin Mary w/ child from Quimper 14½"

An eighteenth-century Quimper earthenware sculpture of the Virgin Mary and child. Mary wears a crown with a full-length blue cloak, she holds baby Jesus who is clasping a sphere with a cross on the top. The sphere could represent the sun as it has a faded gold finish.  

Quimper, a picturesque town in Brittany, France, boasts a rich history dating back to Roman times. Its name is derived from the Breton word Kemper, meaning confluence, as it sits at the junction of the rivers Odet and Steir.